Jeremiah 3:23,Psalm 18:18

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 3:20-25

Here is, I. The charge God exhibits against Israel for their treacherous departures from him, Jer. 3:20. As an adulterous wife elopes from her husband, so have they gone a whoring from God. They were joined to God by a marriage-covenant, but they broke that covenant, they dealt treacherously with God, who had always dealt kindly and faithfully with them. Treacherous dealing with men like ourselves is bad enough, but to deal treacherously with God is to deal treasonably. II. Their conviction... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 3:23

Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains ,.... From any natural defence, by hills and mountains encompassing; or from idols worshipped on hills and mountains. So the Targum, "truly in vain we worship upon the hills, and for no profit are we gathered upon the mountains;' and to this purpose Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it; or from the multitude of the people, the kingdoms of the world, and the nations of the earth, from whom the Jews have in... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 3:23

Verse 23 And in the same sense is to be taken what follows, Surely, deceit is from the hills, and the multitude of mountains, or, from the multitude of mountains, as the letter מ is to be repeated. Here the Prophet more fully expresses the evidence of their repentance, as though he had said, “We have been deceived by the hills and the multitude of mountains; we thought that there would be more defense from a large number of gods than if we worshipped one God: this deception has led to ruin. Let... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:1-25

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:21-25

Typical penitence. It is difficult if not impossible to fix any historic date for the fulfillment of this prophecy. Not a few competent scholars maintain that it is yet unfulfilled. But in any case it is a picture of the future, and may be accepted as a description of the penitence that is well-pleasing in the sight of God. All through it is spiritual, and the national circumstances involved are put thoroughly into the background. I. THE UPSPRINGING OF GODLY SORROW FOR SIN... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:23

From false to true salvation. I. THE NEED OF SALVATION . This seems to be confessed before as much as after repentance. In both conditions Israel must turn somewhere for deliverance. 1. The need is universal . Israel was in national danger; but socially and privately men felt a vague sense of unrest and helplessness, and their heathen rites were a proof of this. The mystery of existence, the weariness of toil, the sorrow and disappointments of common experience, the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:23

Rather, Surely “in vain from the hills” is the revelry of the mountains. The penitents contrast in it the uselessness of idol-worship with the salvation which Yahweh gives to His people. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 3:23

Jeremiah 3:23. Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills From idols worshipped on hills and mountains. It is a continuation of that form of confession begun Jeremiah 3:22, drawn up with a reference to the present state of the idolatrous Israelites; wherein they express their abhorrence of those idols which they worshipped upon the hills and mountains, and declare their firm resolution of adhering to, and depending upon, the Lord their God. There being nothing in the original of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 3:19-25

Repentance means genuine change (3:19-4:4)God wanted the relationship between him and his people to be like that between a father and a son, or between a husband and a wife. But his people have been rebellious and unfaithful (19-20). In hope, the prophet pictures the people turning from their false worship at Baal’s high places and crying out to God for forgiveness. In response God promises that if they truly repent, he will forgive them and heal them (21-22a).The people then turn to God and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 3:23

Truly = Thus continuing her confession. in vain, &c. = as certainly as the hills [have proved] false, and the noisy throng on the mountains fan empty sound], so truly is the salvation of Israel with our God. The "hills" and "mountains" are put by the Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), for the idolatry practiced on them. Compare Ezekiel 18:6 , Ezekiel 18:11 , Ezekiel 18:15 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 3:20-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 3:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 3:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:21-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 3:23

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 3:19-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 3:23

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