Jeremiah 23:2 - Exposition

The Lord God of Israel ; strictly, Jehovah the God of Israel . This national title of Jehovah suggests, in such a connection, that the crime of the kings is nothing short of sacrilege. Ye have scattered , etc.; i.e. been the cause of their scattering, Have not visited them . "To visit" often, by a natural association of ideas, means "to give attention to." By an equally natural association, it means "to fall upon, to punish." Hence, in the next clause, I will visit upon you . We have the same combination of meanings in Zechariah 10:3 .