Jeremiah 2:10 ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 2:9-13

The prophet, having shown their base ingratitude in forsaking God, here shows their unparalleled fickleness and folly (Jer. 2:9): I will yet plead with you. Note, Before God punishes sinners he pleads with them, to bring them to repentance. Note, further, When much has been said of the evil of sin, still there is more to be said; when one article of the charge is made good, there is another to be urged; when we have said a great deal, still we have yet to speak on God's behalf, Job 36:2. Those... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10

For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see ,.... Or, "to the isles of Chittim" F26 עברו איי כתיים εις νησους Sept. "transite ad insulas Cethim", V. L. "ad insulas Cypriorum"; so some in Vatablus; "in insulas", Schmidt. ; so called from Kittim the son of Javan, Genesis 10:4 who, as Josephus says F1 Antiqu. l. 1. c. 6. sect. 1. , possessed the island of Chethima, now called Cyprus; and, from that, all islands, and most maritime places, are, by the Hebrews, called... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:10

The isles of Chittim - This is the island of Cyprus, according to Josephus. In 1 Maccabees 8:5, it is taken for Macedonia. Besides this, how they (the Romans) had discomfited in battle Philip and Perseus, king of the Chittims. Chittim was the grandson of Japhet; and Bochart has made it appear that the countries inhabited by the Chittim were Italy and the adjacent provinces of Europe, lying along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea; and probably this is the prophet's meaning. Send unto... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:10

Verse 10 Here, by a comparison, he amplifies the wickedness and ingratitude of his own nation, — that they had surpassed in levity all heathen nations; for he says that all nations so agreed in one religion, that each nation followed what it had received from its ancestors. How then was it that the God of Israel was repudiated and rejected by his own people? If there was such persistency in error, why did not truth secure credit among them who had been taught by the mouth of God himself, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-14

A sweet remembrance embittered; or Divine delight turned by his people's ingratitude into Divine distress. I. GOD GREATLY DELIGHTS IN HIS PEOPLE 'S LOVE . See the similitude he employs: "the love of thine espousals." It is difficult for us to recall any period in the history of Israel when such high praise as this was merited by them. For it is of their love to God rather than of his to them—though there was never any doubt about that-that the prophet is here speaking.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-37

It is always interesting to notice how later inspired writers hasten to do honor to their predecessors. Originality is not an object with the prophets, but rather the developing and adapting the truths long ago "delivered." The whole group of prophecies to which Jeremiah 2:1-37 . belongs contains numerous points of contact, in ideas or phraseology, with the song of Hoses ( Deuteronomy 32:1-52 .). The following have been indicated:—Cf. Jeremiah 2:5 with Deuteronomy 32:4 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10

Justification of Jehovah's judicial action towards Judah. Consider the heinousness of the offence. Pass over —rather, pass over to— the isles of Chittim ; i.e. the islands and maritime countries of the West, represented by Cyprus (see on Genesis 10:4 ). For the wide use of Chittim, comp. Numbers 24:24 ; Daniel 11:30 ). Kedar , in the narrower sense, is a large tribe of Arabian origin, whose haunts were between Arabia Petraea and Babylonia. Here, however, it is used in a wider... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10-11

Heathendom gives an unconscious rebuke to apostate Israel. From humiliating contrast of the present conduct of Israel with what might have been reasonably expected from the peculiar experiences of the past, God now turns to make a contrast more humiliating still with heathen nations. The request to look back is succeeded by a request to look round . Search through every nation, inquire in every idol temple, watch the religious life of idolaters, and everywhere you will see a fidelity... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10-13

The marvel of unbelief. A magnificent apostrophe. Yet this is no mere rhetoric. There is a terrible reality in the phenomenon to which attention is directed. Chittim, the general name of the islands and coast of the eastern Mediterranean, stands for the extreme west; and Kedar, the general name of the Arabs of the desert for the extreme east of the "world," with which the prophet and his hearers were familiar. Our "from China to Peru" would represent its meaning to us. I. THE ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 2:10

Kedar signifies the whole East, and the isles of Chittim (Isaiah 23:12 note) the West. If then you traverse all lands from west to east, it will be impossible to find any nation guilty of such apostasy as that committed by Israel. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 2:9-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:10-13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 2:10

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