Pro 2:17, Jer 3:4 | JFB | STEP | 16-19. Deliverance from another danger. the strange woman-- This term is often used for harlot, or loose woman ( , ), married ( , ) or not ( ), so called, because such were, perhaps at first, foreigners, though "strange" may also denote whatever is opposed to right or proper, as "strange fire" ( ); "strange incense" ( ). flattereth-- literally, "smooths." her words-- ( ).

‏ Proverbs 2:17

16-19. Deliverance from another danger.

the strange woman--This term is often used for harlot, or loose woman (Jud 11:1, 2), married (Pr 7:5, 19) or not (1Ki 11:1), so called, because such were, perhaps at first, foreigners, though "strange" may also denote whatever is opposed to right or proper, as "strange fire" (Nu 3:4); "strange incense" (Ex 30:9).

flattereth--literally, "smooths."

her words--(Psa 5:9).

‏ Jeremiah 3:4

4. from this time--not referring, as Michaelis thinks, to the reformation begun the year before, that is, the twelfth of Josiah; it means--now at once, now at last.

me--contrasted with the "stock" whom they had heretofore called on as "father" (Jr 2:27; Lu 15:18).

thou art--rather, "thou wast."

guide of ... youth--that is, husband (Jr 2:2; Pr 2:17; Ho 2:7, 15). Husband and father are the two most endearing of ties.