Jeremiah 10:22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 10:17-25

In these verses, I. The prophet threatens, in God's name, the approaching ruin of Judah and Jerusalem, Jer. 10:17, 18. The Jews that continued in their own land, after some were carried into captivity, were very secure; they thought themselves inhabitants of a fortress; their country was their strong hold, and, in their own conceit, impregnable; but they are here told to think of leaving it: they must prepare to go after their brethren, and pack up their effects in expectation of it: ?Gather... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 10:22

Behold the noise of the bruit is come ,.... Or, "the voice of hearing" F3 קול שמועה "vox auditionis", Pagninus, Montanus; "vox auditus", Vatablus, Calvin; "vox famae", Schmidt. ; that is, the voice heard; the report that was made that the king of Babylon had invaded the land, and was coming up to besiege Jerusalem: "and a great commotion out of the north country"; a large army from Babylon, which lay north of Judea, which came with great noise, and caused a great trembling and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 10:22

The noise of the bruit is come - How this silly French word bruit, which signifies noise, got in here, I cannot imagine. The simple translation is this: "The voice of the report! behold, it is come; yea, great commotion from the land of the north; (Chaldea); to make the cities of Judea a desolation, a habitation of wild beasts." That is, the report we had heard of the projected invasion of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar is confirmed. He has entered the land; the Chaldeans are at the doors, and the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 10:22

Verse 22 Jeremiah shews in this verse that prophetic doctrine was useless to an obstinate people; for there is a contrast, no doubt, to be understood betweenthe voice of God, which had constantly resounded in Judea, and the tumultuous clamours of enemies; for the prophets, one after another, had reproved the people, but without effect. Now, then, as they were deaf to God’s voice, the Prophet declares that new teachers were now come who would address them in another way, and in an unusual... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 10:1-25

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 10:17-22

This passage connects itself immediately with Jeremiah 9:1-26 ; where the invasion of Judah and the dispersion of its inhabitants have been foretold. Here, after describing dramatically the departure of the latter into exile, the prophet reports a distinct revelation of the same fact, so that this can no longer be assumed to be mere imaginative rhetoric. The Jewish people is then introduced, lamenting her sad fate, but expressing resignation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 10:22

Behold … is come ; rather; Hark! Tidings! Behold , it cometh! The tidings are that the foe is at hand, advancing with a great commotion , with clashing spears, prancing horses, and all the hubbub of a great army. A den of dragons ; rather, of jackals (as Jeremiah 9:11 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 10:19-25

The lamentation of the daughter of Zion, the Jewish Church, at the devastation of the land, and her humble prayer to God for mercy.Jeremiah 10:19Grievous - Rather, “mortal,” i. e., fatal, incurable.A grief - Or, “my grief.”Jeremiah 10:20tabernacle - i. e., “tent.” Jerusalem laments that her tent is plundered and her children carried into exile, and so “are not,” are dead Matthew 2:18, either absolutely, or dead to her in the remote land of their captivity. They can aid the widowed mother no... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 10:21-22

Jeremiah 10:21-22. For the pastors are become brutish The prophet pursues the foregoing metaphor, and says, that the reason why the tents are destroyed, is because the shepherds, meaning the governors, both civil and ecclesiastical, had, like so many brute creatures, forgotten God and their duty to him, and thereby engaged the people committed to their charge in idolatry, and in all manner of wickedness, which had ended in ruin to themselves and their flocks. And have not sought the Lord ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 10:17-25

Prepare for captivity (10:17-25)Picturing Jerusalem under siege, Jeremiah sadly tells the people that the end has almost come. They should collect their few remaining belongings and prepare for the long journey to captivity in Babylon (17-18). The people mourn for their nation, which has fallen like a collapsed tent. Chiefly to blame for this catastrophe are the nation’s worthless leaders (19-21). Jeremiah then imagines the enemy armies roaring down from the north and desolating the towns of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 10:17-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 10:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 10:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 10:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 10:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 10:17-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 10:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 10:19-25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 10:21-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 10:17-25

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