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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-8

Here is I. Judgment threatened against Judah and Jerusalem. The city and the country were at this time secure and under no apprehension of danger; they saw no cloud gathering, but every thing looked safe and serene: but the prophet tells them that they shall shortly be invaded by a foreign power, an army shall be brought against them from the north, which shall lay all waste, and shall cause not only a general consternation, but a general desolation. It is here foretold, 1. That the alarm of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1

O ye children of Benjamin ,.... The tribe of Benjamin was with the tribe of Judah, and continued with that in the pure worship of God when the ten tribes revolted; and in the land of Israel, when they were carried captive; and besides, Jerusalem, at least part of it, was in the tribe of Benjamin, and particularly Anathoth, which was Jeremiah's native place, was in that tribe; and this altogether is a reason why the children of Benjamin are so distinctly addressed: gather yourselves to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 6:1

O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee - As the invading armies are fast approaching, the prophet calls on the inhabitants of Jerusalem to sound an alarm, and collect all the people to arm themselves and go against the invaders. They are called the children of Benjamin, because Jerusalem was in the tribe of Benjamin. Tekoa - Was a city about twelve miles to the south of Jerusalem. Beth-haccerem - Was the name of a small village situated on an eminence between Jerusalem... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 6:1

Verse 1 WE have already seen that oftentimes punishment is not only mentioned by this Prophet as being nigh at hand, but is also set as it were before our eyes; and we have shewn the reason for this, — because men are not only deaf, but wholly thoughtless, whenever God threatens them. As reproofs make no impressions, and even threatenings are not sufficient to arouse and awake them, it is necessary to set before them vivid descriptions, and to represent the event as present. Jeremiah continues... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1

O ye children of Benjamin . The political rank of Jerusalem, as the capital of the kingdom of Judah, makes it difficult to realize that Jerusalem was not locally a city of Judah at all. It belonged, strictly speaking, to the tribe of Benjamin, a tribe whose insignificance, in comparison with Judah, seems to have led to the adoption of a form of expression not literally accurate (see Psalms 128:1-6 :68). The true state of the ease is evident from an examination of the two parallel passages,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1

Signal-fires. "Set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem." Introduction. ― Illustrate from Homer's description of such signal-fires, or from Macaulay's poem, "Defeat of the Spanish Armada.' Take them as illustrative of the warnings of God against sin. I. REVIEW SOME OF THESE SIGNAL - FIRES . 1. The Bible. 2. The ministers of God's truth. 3. Conscience. 4. Present judgments upon men's sin. II. NOTE WHEREFORE THEY SHOULD BE SET UP . 1. Men... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-8

Arrival of a hostile army from the north, and summons to flee from the doomed city. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-8

A dreadful onlook. Such was the vision of Jeremiah which he saw concerning the coming wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem. It was the sad sight which the sinners in Jerusalem never, but the seer ever, saw clearly, vividly, heart-brokenly. The vision of Jeremiah for Jerusalem was the forerunner of our Lord's in substance, spirit, and result. Now, with regard to this awful onlook of the prophet which is here related, note— I. HOW SOLITARY IT WAS . The people of Judah and Jerusalem... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 6:1

Jeremiah addresses the men of Benjamin, either as being his own tribesmen, or as a name appropriate to the people of Jerusalem, which also was situate in the tribe of Benjamin.Gather yourselves to flee - Gather your goods together to remove them to a place of safety.Blow the trumpet in Tekoa - The name of Tekoa is almost identical with the verb “to blow”: but it was not chosen merely for the alliteration, but because it was the last town in Judaea (about 11 miles south of Jerusalem), upon the... read more

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