Jeremiah 14:21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 14:17-22

The present deplorable state of Judah and Jerusalem is here made the matter of the prophet's lamentation (Jer. 14:17, 18) and the occasion of his prayer and intercession for them (Jer. 14:19), and I am willing to hope that the latter, as well as the former, was by divine direction, and that these words (Jer. 14:17), Thus shalt thou say unto them (or concerning them, or in their hearing), refer to the intercession, as well as to the lamentation, and then it amounts to a revocation of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 14:21

Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake ,.... Which was called upon them, and which they called upon; they deserved to be abhorred, they had done those things which might justly render them abominable, being what was abhorrent to him; and they deprecate this, not, for their own sake, who were unworthy of any favour, but for his own sake, for the sake of his honour and glory, which, as it is dear to the Lord, so to his people. Do not disgrace the throne of thy glory ; either Jerusalem, as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 14:21

Do not disgrace the throne of thy glory - The temple. Let not this sacred place be profaned by impious and sacrilegious hands. Break not thy covenant - See Exodus 24:7 , Exodus 24:8 ; Exodus 19:5 . They had already broken the covenant, and they wish God to fulfill his part. They ceased to be his people, for they abandoned themselves to idolatry; and yet they wished Jehovah to be their Lord; to defend, support, and fill them with all good things! But when the conditions of a... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 14:21

Verse 21 Jeremiah goes on with the same prayer; and he made it from love, and also for the purpose of encouraging the faithful, who remained among the people, to seek forgiveness; for he undertakes here to represent the true Church, which was then very small. All indeed boasted that they were the children of God, and gloried in the covenant made with Abraham; but hardly one in a thousand called on God in truth and from the heart. The Prophet then represented the common feeling of a very small... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:1-22

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:17-21

The prophet's grief, and second intercession. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:17-22

The distracting power of great distress. The prophet seems blinded by his tears. The distress portrayed here is terrible indeed, and the prophet so realized it that his mind appears to have reeled beneath his apprehensions of the coming calamities. Hence he falls into utterances which can only be regarded, however pardonable and comprehensible under his piteous circumstances (cf. Jeremiah 14:18 ), as exaggerated, and in many respects, as all such utterances are, incorrect. Every sentence... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:19-22

Prayer a fruit of chastisement. There is a deeper and more spiritual gone in this utterance. The heart of Israel is conceived of as having been searched and revealed. Repentance is felt, and confession made. The true source of peace and help is sought after; and the false ones which have been tested are rejected. I. IS THE DISCIPLINE AND JUDGMENTS OF LIFE GOD TEACHES MEN HOW TO PRAY . Thereby they learn in a stern school their own sinfulness; the misery and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:21

The throne of thy glory ; i.e. the temple ( Jeremiah 17:12 ; Ezekiel 43:7 ), or Jerusalem ( Jeremiah 3:17 ). It is the same conception where Jehovah is said to "dwell between" [or, 'sit upon'] "the cherubim" ( Isaiah 37:16 ; Psalms 80:1 ; Psalms 99:1 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 14:21

Invoking the honor of God. Not along ago this phrase," Do not disgrace the throne of thy glory," was employed in prayer by a convert in a certain religious meeting. Shortly after a letter was sent to the papers, inveighing against the "pro-faulty" of the idea; in apparently complete ignorance of its scriptural origin and warrant. Often the language of humility may conceal a conception of real arrogance, and so, on the other hand, the most daring appeals to the promises, the character, and... read more

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