Jeremiah 5:12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 5:10-19

We may observe in these verses, as before, I. The sin of this people, upon which the commission signed against them is grounded. God disowns them and dooms them to destruction, Jer. 5:10. But is there not a cause? Yes; for, 1. They have deserted the law of God (Jer. 5:11): The house of Israel and the house of Judah, though at variance with one another, yet both agreed to deal very treacherously against God. They forsook the worship of him, and therein violated their covenants with him; they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 5:12

They have belied the Lord, and said, it is not he ,.... Or, "denied the Lord" F24 וכחשו ביהוה "egaverunt Dominum", V. L. Pagninus; "abnegant", Piscator; "abnegarunt Jehovam", Cocceius, Schmidt. , as some render the words, saying that there was no God; which, though they might not deliver in express words, yet inasmuch as they denied his providence, and disbelieved his word by his prophets, it was tacitly denying that there was a God, or that the Lord was God. The meaning of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 5:12

They have belied the Lord - כחשו kichashu . They have denied or disavowed the Lord. It is not he - הוא לוא lo hu , he is not; there is no such being; therefore this evil shall not come upon us. On their premises, this conclusion was just. There is no judge; therefore there shall be no judgment. Thus they denied the Lord. They were atheists at heart. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 5:12

Verse 12 He expresses more clearly and fully what he had previously said. Their perfidy was, that they had denied God I do not wholly reject what others have said, that they lied to God: but as ב is here used after כחש, I cannot see that it means to lie. It ought to have been in that case, כחשו, ליהוה cacheshu La-Jeve: but as it is ביהוה, Be-Jeve, I doubt not but that he simply declares that they denied God; and the context seems to require this meaning; for he immediately adds, that they said... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:1-31

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:10-18

Provoked by the open unbelief of the men of Judah, Jehovah repeats his warning of a sore judgment. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:12

It is not he. Understand "who speaks by the prophets" (Payne Smith). It is hardly conceivable that any of the Jews absolutely denied the existence of Jehovah. They were practical, not speculative unbelievers, like men of the world in general. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 5:12-13

Culpable unbelief. The Jews are accused of unbelief as a sin. It is therefore sometimes to be regarded in this light (e.g. Hebrews 4:1-16 .). Let us consider the characteristics of a culpable unbelief and its origin. I. UNBELIEF IS MORALLY CULPABLE WHEN IT ARISES FROM AN EVIL HEART . 1. This unbelief must be distinguished 2. It is recognized II. THE EVIL TENDENCIES TOWARDS A CULPABLE UNBELIEF ARE ABUNDANT AND POWERFUL . These are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 5:12

It is not he - i. e., Who speaks by the prophets. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 5:10-13

Jeremiah 5:10-13 . Go ye up upon her walls, &c. Ye Babylonians, go, execute my vengeance on them; and destroy I commission you not only to take the city, but to make havoc of its inhabitants. But make not a full end Leave a remnant. Thus he sets bounds to the destroying sword, beyond which it must not go. Take away her battlements Lay her fortifications level with the ground. For they are not the Lord’s I disown them, and take away my protection from them. For the house of ... read more

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