Jeremiah 5:17

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 5:17

And they shall eat up thine harvest ,.... The standing corn in the fields, cut it down, and give it as fodder to their horses, which is usually done by armies; or the increase of the earth, when gathered into the barn, which so great an army would consume: and thy bread ; which includes all kind of provisions: which thy sons and thy daughters should eat ; which is an aggravation of the calamity and misery, that that should become the prey of their enemies, which they with so much... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 5:17

Verse 17 He continues to speak in a similar way of the cruelty of their enemies; as though he said that victory was already in their hand, for they were the scourges of God. He does not then set before the Jews the troubles of war, but speaks of them as conquered; and he only shews that the Chaldeans would be cruel in the use they would make of their victory. He takes it as granted that the Chaldeans would be conquerors, for they would come armed from above: and he makes this addition, — that... 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 5:17

Which thy sons and thy daughters , etc.; rather, they shall eat that sons and thy daughters . In the other clauses of the verse the verb is in the singular, the subject being the hostile nation. They shall impoverish , etc.; rather, it shall batter … with weapons of war (so rightly Payne Smith ); kherebh , commonly rendered "sword." is applied to any cutting instrument, such as a razor ( Ezekiel 5:1 ), a mason's tool ( Exodus 20:25 ), and, as here and Ezekiel 26:9 ,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 5:17

Or,It shall eat “thine harvest and thy bread:”They shall eat “thy sons and thy daughters.”It shall eat thy sheep and thy cattle:It shall eat “thy vines and thy fig-trees.”They shall impoverish ... - Or, It shall batter thy “fortified cities, wherein thou” trustest, with weapons of war. There is probably reference here to an instrument like a battering-ram, with which the Assyrians beat down the walls of their enemies. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 5:14-18

Jeremiah 5:14-18. Wherefore, thus saith the Lord God of hosts The prophet now, in the name of God, answers the blasphemous speeches of these infidels, ascribing to Jehovah that power and supremacy which were calculated to give his words the greater influence. Because you speak this word because these scoffers express themselves in this manner; I will make my words in thy mouth fire, &c. Thy words shall take effect, and thy predictions begin to be accomplished suddenly and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 5:1-19

Sins of Jerusalem and Judah (5:1-19)A search of Jerusalem reveals that the city is wholly corrupt. Injustice and selfishness abound. People claim they belong to God and they swear oaths by his name, but they remain untouched by the lessons he is trying to teach them (5:1-3). There may be some excuse for the poor and uneducated if they know nothing of God’s law, but the upper classes are just as ignorant. This indicates that the problem lies not with people’s social background or material... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 5:17

they shall eat up. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:16 ). App-92 . Repeated three times by Figure of speech Anaphora , for great emphasis. harvest, &c. Note the similar enumeration in Habakkuk 3:17 . impoverish = beat down. Only again in Malachi 1:4 . trustedst = confidedst. Hebrew. batah. App-69 . read more

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