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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 2:29-37

The prophet here goes on in the same strain, aiming to bring a sinful people to repentance, that their destruction might be prevented. I. He avers the truth of the charge. It was evident beyond contradiction; it was the greatest absurdity imaginable in them to think of denying it (Jer. 2:29): ?Wherefore will you plead with me, and put me upon the proof of it, or wherefore will you go about to plead any thing in excuse of the crime or to obtain a mitigation of the sentence? Your plea will... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:31

O generation, see ye the word of the Lord ,.... Take notice of it, consider it; or, hear it, as the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions. Jarchi and Kimchi think F9 So Mechilta apud Yalkut in loc. the pot of manna was brought out, and shown them, to be looked at by them, for the conviction of them, and confirmation of what follows: have I been a wilderness unto Israel ? no: the Israelites were plentifully supplied by him when in the wilderness, and since they were brought into a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:32

Can a maid forget her ornaments ,.... Which she has provided for her wedding day, and is then to wear, and which may be the next; such as ear rings, bracelets, and jewels, which are never out of her mind, and can scarce sleep for thinking of them, how richly she shall be adorned with them; wherefore it follows: or a bride her attire? or, "her bindings" F15 קשוריה "fasciae suae", Tigurine version; "ligaminum suorum", Munster, Calvin; "ligamentorum suorum", Piscator. ; her knots... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:33

Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love ?.... To seek the love, and gain the affections and esteem, of the idolatrous nations; as a lascivious woman dresses herself out in the best manner to excite the lust and move the affections of her lovers; and as Jezebel, who painted her face, and tired her head, 2 Kings 9:30 or dressed it in the best manner, where the same word is used as here; so the Targum, "why dost thou make thy way beautiful, to procure loves (or lovers) to be joined to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:34

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents ,.... Either of the innocent infants of poor persons, who were sacrificed to Moloch; or of the poor prophets of the Lord, whom they slew, because they faithfully reproved them for their sins; and the blood of those being found in their skirts is expressive of the publicness and notoriety of their sin, and also of the large quantity of blood shed, inasmuch as the skirts of their garments were filled with it, as if they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:35

Yet thou sayest, because I am innocent ,.... Or, "that I am innocent"; though guilty of such flagrant and notorious crimes, acting like the adulterous woman, Proverbs 30:20 to whom the Jews are all along compared in this chapter; which shows the hardness of their hearts, and their impudence in sinning: surely his anger shall turn from me ; the anger of God, since innocent; or, "let his anger be turned from me", as the Septuagint and Arabic versions; pleading for the removing of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:36

Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? .... Or, "by changing thy way" F20 לשנות דרכיך "mutando viam tuam", Vatablus, Piscator, Junius & Tremellius. ; sometimes going one way, and sometimes another; sometimes to Egypt, and then to Assyria; seeking sometimes to the one for help, and sometimes to the other; at one time serving the gods of the one, in order to curry favour with them, and then the gods of the other, like a lascivious woman that gads about from place to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37

Yea, thou shalt go forth from him ,.... From the Egyptian, without any help, and with shame; or, "from this" F21 מאת זה "ab hoc, sub. loco", Gataker; "ab ista", Munster, Grotius; "sub. terra, etiam hinc exibis", Cocceius. ; that is, from this place, from Jerusalem, and from the land of Judea, into captivity; notwithstanding all the promised and expected help from Egypt, 2 Kings 24:7 , and thine hands upon thine head ; plucking and dishevelling the hair, as women in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:31

Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? - Have I ever withheld from you any of the blessings necessary for your support? A land of darkness - Have you, since you passed through the wilderness, and came out of the darkness of Egypt, ever been brought into similar circumstances? You have had food and all the necessaries of life for your bodies; and my ordinances and word to enlighten and cheer your souls. I have neither been a wilderness nor a land of darkness to you. We are lords - We... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:32

Can a maid forget her ornaments - This people has not so much attachment to me as young females have to their dress and ornaments. They never forget them and even when arrived at old age, look with pleasure on the dress and ornaments which they have worn in their youth. Days without number - That is, for many years; during the whole reign of Manasses, which was fifty-five years, the land was deluged with idolatry, from which the reform by good King Josiah his grandson had not yet... read more

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