Jeremiah 9:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 9:1-11

The prophet, being commissioned both to foretel the destruction coming upon Judah and Jerusalem and to point out the sin for which that destruction was brought upon them, here, as elsewhere, speaks of both very feelingly: what he said of both came from the heart, and therefore one would have thought it would reach to the heart. I. He abandons himself to sorrow in consideration of the calamitous condition of his people, which he sadly laments, a one that preferred Jerusalem before his chief joy... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:3

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies ,.... Their tongues were like bows, and their lying words like arrows, which they directed against persons to their injury; see Psalm 11:2 , or, "like their deceitful bow" F16 קש־תאם שקר "veluti acum falsum", Munster; "quasi arcum mendacii", V. L. ; to which the Targum agrees, "they teach their tongues words of falsehood, they are like to a deceitful bow.' Most agreeably to the accents the words may be rendered, "they bend... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:3

They bend their tongues like their bow for lies - And their lies are such that they as fully take away life as the keenest arrow shot from the best strung bow. The false prophets told the people that there was no desolation at hand: the people believed them; made no preparation for their defense; did not return to the Lord; and the sword came and destroyed them. They are not valiant for the truth - They are bold in sin, and courageous to support their lies; but the truth they neither... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:3

Verse 3 Jeremiah confirms what he had said of the near destruction of the people; for, as we have said, the Jews ridiculed threatenings while they thought themselves far from every danger. But the Prophet shews, from the nature of God himself, that they must necessarily perish in a short time; for since God is the judge of the world, and as they were continually advancing in impiety and wickedness, they could no longer be tolerated. This is the meaning. He first says, that they stretched their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:2-3

The man of God's longing for seclusion. I. IT IS THE NATURAL RECOIL OF A PURE HEART FROM WICKEDNESS . When the knowledge and love of God are in the heart, sin appears more loathsome. The love of goodness will show itself in a hatred of evil, and a desire to be separated from its workers. In some this love of God and goodness overpowers even the natural attachments and ties of life. And it may be carried to such an excess as to become a spiritual disease, in its way as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:2-6

The self-opposition and futility of the sinner's life. A strong argument against the practice of a thing may often be found in the supposition that it should become universal. This is valid in the case of the practices and desires of wicked men. The idea of Hobbes concerning the original state of human society is ingenious and conceivable from this very reason, were it not contradicted by the world's history. I. ONE SIN ENTAILS ANOTHER , AND CRIME LEADS TO CRIME . ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:2-22

Complaint of the treachery and folly of the people; lamentation over their consequences. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:3

And they bend their tongues , etc.; rather, and they bend their tongue as their bow of falsehood , and they use not their valor in (literally, according to ) good faith . There is a sad, stern irony in these words, which remind us of Isaiah's ( Isaiah 5:22 ) "valiant men—for drinking wine" and of our own prophet's repetition of himself in Jeremiah 22:10 , "Their valor is—untruth." A less pointed form of the same figurative statement is that of the psalmist in Psalms 64:3 . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:3

Wickedness prevailing, and why it prevails. "These wicked people," says the prophet, " prevail , but their prevailing does not come by truth and good faith." I. WE HAVE HERE AN ADMISSION THAT WICKEDNESS PREVAILS . It is, indeed, one great consideration in the prophet's unutterable grief that wickedness is so strong and successful. Man, weak and puny as he is in some respects, is in others strong to achieve very impressive results. In mere physical strength there are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:2-9

From their punishment the prophet now turns to their sins.Jeremiah 9:2The prophet utters the wish that he might be spared his daily striving, and in some lone wilderness give way to his sorrow, without restraint.A lodging place - It was usual to build in the desert, either by private charity or at the public expense, caravanserais, to receive travelers for a single night, who had however to bring their own supplies with them.An assembly - Or, a gang.Treacherous - Faithless toward one... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 9:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:2-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:2-6

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:2-9

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