Jeremiah 6:5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-8

Here is I. Judgment threatened against Judah and Jerusalem. The city and the country were at this time secure and under no apprehension of danger; they saw no cloud gathering, but every thing looked safe and serene: but the prophet tells them that they shall shortly be invaded by a foreign power, an army shall be brought against them from the north, which shall lay all waste, and shall cause not only a general consternation, but a general desolation. It is here foretold, 1. That the alarm of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 6:5

Arise, and let us go up by night ,.... Since they could not take the city at noon, and by day, as they expected, they propose to attempt it by night; they would lose no time, but proceed on, day and night, until they had accomplished their end; this shows how much they were resolved upon it, and that nothing could discourage from it; and that they were sure of carrying their point: and therefore it follows, and let us destroy her palaces ; the tower and strong hold of Zion, the temple of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 6:5

Arise, and let us go by night - Since we have lost the day, let us not lose the night; but, taking advantage of the darkness, let us make a powerful assault while they are under the impression of terror. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 6:5

Verse 5 He afterwards adds, Arise ye, and let us ascend in the night; that is, “As we cannot take the city in six hours, (from mid-day to night were six hours, for they divided the day into twelve hours, and the first hour began at the rising of the sun, and the twelfth hour closed the day,) as then we cannot take the city in six hours, let us attack it in the night.” We see here how graphically is described the extreme ardor of their enemies; for they were urged on by the hidden power of God;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-8

Arrival of a hostile army from the north, and summons to flee from the doomed city. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-8

A dreadful onlook. Such was the vision of Jeremiah which he saw concerning the coming wrath upon Judah and Jerusalem. It was the sad sight which the sinners in Jerusalem never, but the seer ever, saw clearly, vividly, heart-brokenly. The vision of Jeremiah for Jerusalem was the forerunner of our Lord's in substance, spirit, and result. Now, with regard to this awful onlook of the prophet which is here related, note— I. HOW SOLITARY IT WAS . The people of Judah and Jerusalem... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:1-30

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:4-5

How the kingdom of heaven is to be taken. "Prepare ye war ," etc . It is lawful to learn from the children of this generation, who are wiser in their affairs than the children of light. Therefore, from the way in which the enemies of Judah should assail her, we may learn how the kingdom of heaven is to be won. There is— I. THE RECOGNITION OF THE REALITY OF THE STRUGGLE . "Prepare ye war," etc. II. CASTING ASIDE OF ALL SUGGESTIONS OF EASE , "Let us... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:4-8

The apostate city that cannot be let alone. Godlessness is condemned by its impracticableness as a universal and thorough-going principle of human life. It is also an evil that defies ordinary restraints, and constantly becomes worse. "This is the strongest and most dangerous mining-powder of cities and fortresses when sin, shame, vice, and wantonness get the upper hand" (Cramer). The city that has forsaken God is— I. A SOURCE OF MISCHIEF AND UNCLEANNESS . It is likened to a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 6:5

Let us go; rather, let us go up . "To go up" is the technical term for the movements of armies, whether advancing (as here and Isaiah 7:1 ) or retreating (as Jeremiah 21:2 ; Jeremiah 34:21 ; Jeremiah 37:5 , Jeremiah 37:11 ). read more

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