Jeremiah 6:21 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 6:18-30

Here, I. God appeals to all the neighbours, nay, to the whole world, concerning the equity of his proceedings against Judah and Jerusalem (Jer. 6:18, 19): ?Hear, you nations, and know particularly, O congregation of the mighty, the great men of the nations, that take cognizance of the affairs of states about you and make remarks upon them. Observe now what is doing among those of Judah and Jerusalem; you hear of the desolations brought upon them, the earth rings of it, trembles under it; you... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 6:21

Therefore thus saith the Lord ,.... Because of their immorality and hypocrisy, their contempt of his word, and confidence in legal rites and ceremonies: behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people ; by which may be meant the judgments of God upon them, raising up enemies against them, and suffering them to invade their land; particularly the Assyrians, as the following words show. Moreover, the prophecies of the false prophets, and the doctrines which they were permitted to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 6:21

Verse 21 Here God, in plain words, declares what vengeance he would execute on the people. He says first, that he would lay for them stumbling blocks He no doubt compares the judgments which were nigh to nets or traps; for the Jews hoped to escape. He therefore says, that they would be ensnared: “Wherever ye go, “he says, “ye shall meet with those nets by which God will catch you: Fall, therefore, shall both fathers and sons, the neighbor and his friend ” He means by these words, that however... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-30

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:16-21

Without hearty repentance, there is no hope of escape. But hitherto Judah has rejected all admonitions. What availeth mere ceremonial punctuality? read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:18-30

God's appeal for vindication of his vengeance. Note— I. THE CHALLENGE . ( Jeremiah 6:18 .) God summons the nations, the Congregations, the earth, to serve as on a grand jury, and to vindicate by their verdict the righteousness of his procedure. Now, from this challenge we learn: 1. The universality of conscience . There is a moral sense, a knowledge of right and wrong, implanted in all men by God. It is "the light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world." 2.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:21

I will lay stumbling-blocks , etc, Of the regenerate Israel of the future it is prophesied ( Isaiah 54:15 ) that his enemies shall "fall upon him [or, 'by reason of him']." Of the unregenerate Israel of the present, that he shall "fall" ( i . e . come to ruin) upon the "stumbling-blocks" presented, not without God's appointment, by the terrible northern invader. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 6:21

“Behold,” I give unto “this people” causes of stumbling,And they shall stumble against them:Fathers and sons together,“The neighbor and his friend shall perish.”This is the natural consequence of their conduct. Their service of Yahweh was a systematic hypocrisy: how then could they walk uprightly with their fellow-men? When God lays stumblingblocks in men’s way, it is by the general action of His moral law James 1:13-14, by which willful sin in one point reacts upon the whole moral nature James... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 6:21-26

Jeremiah 6:21-26. Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people I will suffer such things to be laid in their way as shall be the occasion of their destruction. Or, I will bring calamities upon them, by which they shall fall. The neighbour and his friend shall perish Men of all sorts and conditions. Behold, a people cometh, &c. The Chaldeans are here again described, as in Jeremiah 5:15; a distant nation, violent, cruel, armed with bows and spears, and well mounted. A... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-30

Click image for full-size versionDestruction of Jerusalem and Judah (6:1-30)Jeremiah warns that the enemy forces will invade from the north. The citizens of Jerusalem should therefore flee from the city to the hilly regions south of Jerusalem, where they may be able to find refuge from the invaders (6:1-2). As shepherds lead their sheep to feed in new pastures, so will the enemy commanders lead their forces to ‘devour’ Jerusalem. They will attack by day and by night (3-5). In building their... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 6:18-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 6:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 6:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:16-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:18-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 6:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 6:21-26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-30

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