Jeremiah 9:26

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

The prophet had been endeavouring to possess this people with a holy fear of God and his judgments, to convince them both of sin and wrath; but still they had recourse to some sorry subterfuge or other, under which to shelter themselves from the conviction and with which to excuse themselves in the obstinacy and carelessness. He therefore sets himself here to drive them from these refuges of lies and to show them the insufficiency of them. I. When they were told how inevitable the judgment... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:26

Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab ,.... Places and people among which the Jews were dispersed, and whose punishment is predicted in Jeremiah chapters forty six through forty nine, and whose countries are now under the dominion of the Turks: F8 Written about 1750. Editor. . and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness ; who dwelt in the desert of Arabia; these, according to Kimchi, were the Kedarenes, and the kingdoms of Hazor, a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:26

All that are in the utmost corners - פאה קצוצי כל col ketsutsey pheah . These words have been variously understood. The Vulgate translates: Omnes qui attonsi sunt in comam ; "All who have their hair cut short." The Targum, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic have understood it nearly in the same way; and so our margin. Others think that the insular or peninsular situation of the people is referred to. Dr. Blayney thinks the Arabians are meant, who dwelt in the great desert, between... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:26

Verse 26 However this may be, the Prophet here denounces ruin, not only on the Jews, but also on the Egyptians and on other neighboring nations; but he yet speaks to his own people, for his word was not destined for the Egyptians, nor for the Idumeans and the Moabites. But as the Jews were wont to have recourse to the Egyptians, when any danger arose from the Assyrians and Chaldeans, the Prophet here connects the Egyptians with the Jews, and for the same reason, the other nations. We indeed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

Whereof to glory. Introduction. Cannot understand these prophecies without a knowledge of the history of the times. This is true of all prophecies, and especially of these. Therefore we will glance at such history as we proceed. Note— I. THE GLORYING THAT IS CONDEMNED . 1. That of the wise man in his wisdom . The statesmen of Jeremiah's days had been thus glorying. They had prided themselves in their political sagacity. For many years they had formed alliances, now... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:25-26

A further enforcement of the doctrine that no outward privileges, if dissociated from inward moral vitality, will avail. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:25-26

Impartial justice. I. SPECIAL PRIVILEGES DO NOT INTENSE WITH THE IMPARTIAL EXERCISE OF DIVINE JUSTICE . Judah is specially privileged, and prizes circumcision as a seal of the peculiar favor of Heaven ( Genesis 17:9-14 ). Yet Judah must take its place in the indiscriminate catalogue of corrupt nations. If privileges are noted in God's exercise of justice, this can only be as an aggravation of guilt. The citizens of favored nations, the heirs of rank and wealth,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:26

All that are in the utmost corners ; rather, all that are corner-clipped ; i . e . that have the hair cut off about the ears and temples. Herodotus tells us, speaking of the Arabs, "Their practice is to cut the hair in a ring, away from the temples" (3.8); and among the representatives of various nations, colored figures of whom are given in the tomb of Rameses III ; we find some with a square place shaved just above the temples. The hair below this shaven place was allowed to grow... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:26

All that are in the utmost corners - Really, all who have the corners of their hair shorn. The people meant are those Arabs who cut the hair close upon the forehead and temples, but let it grow long behind. See Leviticus 19:27.For all these nations are uncircumcised - Or, “for all the pagan are uncircumcised.” circumcision probably prevailed partially in the pagan mysteries as a sign of special sanctity, but to the Jews alone it represented their covenant-relation to God. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 9:25-26

Jeremiah 9:25-26. Behold the days come, &c. Blaney translates these two verses, “Behold, the days are coming, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all the circumcision with the uncircumcision; Egypt, &c., and all those that have their coast insulated, those that dwell in the wilderness: for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.” The Greek word ακροβυσια , which properly means uncircumcision, is several times used by St. Paul for the... read more

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