Jeremiah 9:7-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:4-8

The social bond a rope of sand. This is very strong language for a man to use concerning the society in which he lives, but it harmonizes with the strength of the language which the prophet has been using with respect to himself in Jeremiah 9:1 , Jeremiah 9:2 . A very bad state of things cannot be described by mild words. Such descriptions as that in this passage make plain how just and necessary the impending desolation of Jerusalem was. He who has just expressed such wishes for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:7

I will melt them. It is the same word as that used in Malachi 3:3 of the "refiner and purifier of silver." Purification, not destruction, is the object of the judgment which is threatened! Strange that mercy should find place, after the offence of the criminal has been found so grievous l But, lest we should expect too favorable an issue, the prophet adds, in the name of Jehovah, For how shall I do ? or rather, How should I act? How otherwise should I act? The continuation is a little... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:7

The doings and doom of deceit. The verses from Jeremiah 9:2 to the text set forth its doings, and the text and remainder of the chapter foretell its doom. Note— I. DECEIT . It is a terrible indictment that the prophet brings. He affirms that deceit is: 1. Universal . Jeremiah 9:2 , "They be all ," etc. Jeremiah 9:6 , "Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit;" i . e . it is everywhere, all around you. That: 2. It has broken up the most sacred... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:8

(Comp. Psalms 55:21 .) As an arrow shot out ; rather, as a sharpened arrow ; but this is based on the marginal reading, and is itself a slightly forced rendering. The Hebrew text ( i . e . the consonants), and also the Septuagint and Vulgate, have "as a murderous arrow." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:9

A visitation of God. I. CHASTISEMENT IS A VISITATION OF GOD . The phrase "a visitation of God' has been too much confined to calamitous events. God visits us every hour in gentleness and mercy. Still, it is important to recognize that he also comes in chastisement. He comes , does not simply order, but himself executes chastisement. 1. We should recognize the Divine visitation. Outwardly the trouble may have a human origin. The calamities of the Jews arose out of a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:2-9

From their punishment the prophet now turns to their sins.Jeremiah 9:2The prophet utters the wish that he might be spared his daily striving, and in some lone wilderness give way to his sorrow, without restraint.A lodging place - It was usual to build in the desert, either by private charity or at the public expense, caravanserais, to receive travelers for a single night, who had however to bring their own supplies with them.An assembly - Or, a gang.Treacherous - Faithless toward one... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 9:7-8

Jeremiah 9:7-8. Behold, I will melt them and try them I will cast them into the furnace of affliction, that I may purify them from their dross. See note on Jeremiah 6:29-30, and on Isaiah 1:25. For how shall I do, &c. I have tried all other means, and they have proved ineffectual. Their tongue is as an arrow, &c. It was compared to a bow bent, Jeremiah 9:3, plotting and preparing mischief; here it is an arrow shot out, putting in execution what they had projected. Dr.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:1-22

Mourning for Judah (8:18-9:22)The prophet is overcome with grief as he foresees the tragic end of the nation. The people wonder why God their King does not save them. God replies that it is because of their idolatry. They now realize that they can no longer expect his salvation (18-20). Nothing can heal Judah’s spiritual sickness now; the end has come. And nothing can heal the wounds of grief in Jeremiah’s heart as he sees his people suffer (21-22).Jeremiah is unable to express the extent of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 9:7

the LORD of hosts. See note on Jeremiah 6:6 and 1 Samuel 1:3 . how shall = how [else] shall, &c. for the daughter: or, because of [the wickedness of] the daughter, &c. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 9:8

shot out. Hebrew = piercing. But some codices, with two early printed editions, and Syriac, read "pointed". read more

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