Jeremiah 7:29 - Exposition

Cut off thine hair . The "daughter of Zion," i . e . the community of Jerusalem, is addressed; this appears from the verb being in the feminine. It is a choice expression which the prophet employs—literally, shear off thy crown (i.e. thy chief ornament). The act was to be a sign of mourning (see Job 1:20 ; Micah 1:16 ). Some think there is also a reference to the vow of the Nazarite (the word for "crown" being here nezer , which is also the word rendered in Authorized Version, "separation," i . e . "consecration," in the law of the Nazarite ( Numbers 6:1-27 .). But neither in this context nor anywhere else have we any support for the application of the term "Nazarite" to the people of Israel. On high places ; rather, on ( the ) bare hills (see on Jeremiah 3:21 ). The generation of his wrath ; i . e . on which his wrath is to be poured out (comp. Isaiah 10:6 ).