Jeremiah 3:1-5 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:2

Lift up thine eyes , etc. No superficial reformation can be called "returning to Jehovah." The prophet, therefore, holds up the mirror to the sinful practices which a sincere repentance must extinguish. The high places ; rather, the bare hills (comp. on Jeremiah 2:20 ). In the ways hast thou sat for them. By the roadside (comp. Genesis 38:14 ; Proverbs 7:12 ). As the Arabian in the wilderness . So early was the reputation of the Bedouin already won (comp. 6:1-40 .). Jerome ad... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:4

Wilt thou not , etc.? rather, Truly from this time thou callest unto me (literally, Dost thou not, etc.? a common way of giving an energetic assurance). The prophet admits the apparent revival of faith in Jehovah which attended the compulsory reformation under Josiah, but denies that it was more than apparent (comp, Jeremiah 3:10 ). The guide of my youth; rather , the companion (the familiar associate); so in Proverbs 2:17 . Comp. Jeremiah 2:2 , and especially Isaiah 54:6 ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:4

Filial reminiscences of God. We are here brought from the view of God as a Husband to that of him as a Father, for only when we consider his various relations with us can we measure the depth of our sin or the motives we have for returning to him. I. GOD 'S PEOPLE CAN CALL TO MIND OLD MEMORIES OF HIS FATHERLY GOODNESS . 1. In our own experience of his grace he has revealed himself as a Father. He is the Source and Origin of life. In him we continue to exist... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:4

A call to the young. We need not hesitate so far to turn these words aside from their original meaning as to regard them as a Divine appeal to the young; especially if we understand that the prophet is here calling on Judah to return to the freshness of her "youth;" that "at this time," this hopeful reign of the good King Josiah, she should renew her covenant with Jehovah and the "love of her espousals" ( Jeremiah 2:2 ). In the days of youth the heart is most freely open to Divine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:4

Israel's cry to the Father and the Friend. I. OBSERVE THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF RELATION WHICH IS THUS BROUGHT BEFORE US . Hitherto we have had before us Jehovah's description of Israel under the guise of a wife departing from her husband into the most degrading and shameless conduct. And now our thoughts are suddenly turned, with nothing to prepare for the transition, to a new relation—that of father and child. Note that it is not God who directly presents himself in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:5

Will he reserve ? rather, Will he retain , etc.? It is a continuation of the supposed address of Judah. To the end ? rather, everlastingly? Behold, thou hast spoken , etc.; rather, Behold , thou hast spoken it , but hast done these evil things , and hast prevailed (i.e. succeeded ). The substance of the two verses (4 and 5) is well given by Ewald: "Unhappily her power truly to return has been exhausted, as not long ago after fresh signs of the Divine displeasure she... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:5

Actions speak louder than words. Israel, we see, is represented as speaking with a very pathetic remembrance of God's great favors in the remote past. At present, indeed, there is a withholding of the rain that means fruitfulness and prosperity, but that Father who has been the Guide of Israel's youth, surely he will soon bring the rain, with all that follows it, in spite of any appearances to the contrary, such as his anger with Israel suggests. Such is the way that Israel speaks ; ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:1

They say - Or, That is to say. The prophet has completed his survey of Israel’s conduct, and draws the conclusion that as an adulterous wife could not be taken back by her husband, so Israel has forfeited her part in the covenant with God. Apparently the opening word, which literally means “to say,” only introduces the quotation in the margin.Yet return again to me - Or, “and thinkest thou to return unto me!” The whole argument is not of mercy, but is the proof that after her repeated... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:2

These words are not the language of consolation to the conscience-stricken, but of vehement expostulation with hardened sinners. They prove, therefore, the truth of the interpretation put upon the preceding verse.As the Arabian ... - The freebooting propensities of the Bedouin had passed in ancient times into a proverb. As eager as the desert-tribes were for plunder, so was Israel for idolatry. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:4

Or, Hast thou Not from this time called “me, My Father, thou art the” husband “of my youth?” i. e., from the time of Josiah’s reforms in his eighteenth year, in opposition to “of old time” Jeremiah 2:20. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 3:4

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