John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 3:9
And it came to pass, through the lightness of her whoredom ,.... Or the "swiftness" F2 מקל "a levitate", a קלל , "velocem esse", Calvin. of it; when it was once set on foot, it ran through the land presently one taking it from and following the example of another; or it became a light thing with her to commit idolatry; it was looked upon as a small thing, a trivial offence at most: so the Targum, "it came to pass that her idols were light in her eyes;' not lightly esteemed of,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 3:6-11
The date of this sermon must be observed, in order to the right understanding of it; it was in the days of Josiah, who set on foot a blessed work of reformation, in which he was hearty, but the people were not sincere in their compliance with it; to reprove them for that, and warn them of the consequences of their hypocrisy, is the scope of that which God here said to the prophet, and which he delivered to them. The case of the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah is here compared, the ten tribes... read more