Jer 8 | TSK | STEP | The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive. He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency. He shews their grievous judgment; and bewails their desperate estate.

‏ Jeremiah 8

1 The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.

4 He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency.

13 He shews their grievous judgment;

18 and bewails their desperate estate.

7:32-34; 1Ki 13:2; 2Ki 23:16,20; 2Ch 34:4,5; Eze 6:5; 37:1; Am 2:1

and all.

19:13; 44:17-19; De 4:19; 17:3; 2Ki 17:16; 21:3,5; 23:5; 2Ch 33:3-5

Eze 8:16; Zep 1:5; Ac 7:42

they shall be.

9:22; 16:4; 22:19; 36:30; 2Ki 9:36,37; Ps 83:10; Ec 6:3; Zep 1:17

death.

20:14-18; 1Ki 19:4; Job 3:20-22; 7:15,16; Jon 4:3; Re 6:16; 9:6

in all.

23:3,8; 29:14,28; 32:36,37; 40:12; De 30:1,4; Da 9:7

Moreover.Blayney justly observes, that the change of speakers here requires to be carefully attended to. The prophet first, in the name of God, reproves the people, and threatens them with grievous calamities, ver. 4-13. Then, apostrophising his countrymen, he advises them to retire with him to some fortified city, ver. 14-16. God then threatens to bring foes against them, that are irresistible, ver. 17. The prophet next commiserates the daughter of his people, who is heard bewailing her forlorn case; whilst the voice of God breaks in upon her complaints, and shows that all this ruin is brought upon her by her infidelities, ver. 18-20. The prophet regrets that her wounds had not been healed, and laments over her slain, ver. 21; ch. 9:1.

Shall they.

Pr 24:16; Ho 14:1; Am 5:2; Mic 7:8

turn.

3:1,22; 4:1; 23:14; 36:3; 1Ki 8:38; Isa 44:22; 55:7; Eze 18:23

Ho 6:1; 7:10

slidden.

2:32; 3:11-14; 7:24-26; Ho 4:16; 11:7

they hold.

9:6; Pr 4:13; Isa 30:10; 44:20; 1Th 5:21; 2Th 2:9-12; Re 2:25

they refuse.

5:3; Isa 1:20; Zec 7:11; Joh 5:40; Heb 12:25

hearkened.

Job 33:27,28; Ps 14:2; Isa 30:18; Mal 3:16; 2Pe 3:9

no.

5:1; Isa 59:16; Eze 22:30; Mic 7:2

saying.

Job 10:2; Eze 18:28; Hag 1:5,7; Lu 15:17-19

as.

2:24,25; Job 39:19-25

stork.

Pr 6:6-8; Isa 1:3

turtle.

So 2:12

people.

5:4; Isa 1:3; 5:12

know.

5:4,5

We.

Job 5:12,13; 11:12; 12:20; Joh 9:41; Ro 1:22; 2:17-29; 1Co 3:18-20

the law.

Ps 147:19; Ho 8:12

Lo.

Mt 15:6

in vain, etc. or, the false pen of the scribes worketh forfalsehood.

Pr 17:6; Isa 10:1,2

The wise men are. or, Have they been, etc.

6:15; 49:7; Job 5:12; Isa 19:11; Eze 7:26; 1Co 1:26-29

lo.

De 4:6; Ps 19:7; 119:98-100; Isa 8:20; 1Co 1:18-29; 2Ti 3:15

what wisdom. Heb. the wisdom of what thing, etc.

will I.

6:12; De 28:30-32; Am 5:11; Zep 1:13

for.

6:13; Isa 56:10-12; Eze 33:31; Mic 3:5,11; Tit 1:7,11; 2Pe 2:1-3

from the prophet.

5:31; 23:11-17,25,26; 32:32; Isa 28:7; La 4:13; Eze 22:27,28

they.

6:14; 14:14,15; 27:9,10; 28:3-9; 1Ki 22:6,13; La 2:14

Eze 13:10-16,22; Mic 2:11

ashamed when.

3:3; 6:15; Ps 52:1,7; Isa 3:9; Zep 3:5; Php 3:19

therefore.

Isa 9:13-17; 24:2; Eze 22:25-31; Ho 4:5,6

in the.

De 32:35; Ho 5:9

I will surely consume. or, In gathering I will consume.

Isa 24:21,22; Eze 22:19-21; 24:3-11

there.

Le 26:20; De 28:39-42; Isa 5:4-6,10; Ho 2:8,9; Joe 1:7,10-12

Hab 3:17; Hag 1:11; 2:17; Mt 21:19; Lu 13:6-9

the leaf.

17:8; Ps 1:3,4; Jas 1:11

do.

2Ki 7:3,4

enter.

4:5,6; 35:11; 2Sa 20:6

be silent.

Le 10:3; Ps 39:2; La 3:27,28; Am 6:10; Hab 2:20; Zec 2:13

water.

9:15; 23:15; Nu 5:18-24; De 32:32; Ps 69:21; La 3:19; Mt 27:34

gall. or, poison.

4:10; 14:19; Mic 1:12; 1Th 5:3

The snorting.Grotius observes, after Jerome, that Nebuchadnezzar, having subdued Phoenicia, passed through Dan, in his way to Jerusalem.

was heard.

4:15,16; Jud 18:29; 20:1

the whole.

4:24; Hab 3:10

at the.

6:23; 47:3; Jud 5:22; Na 1:4,5; 3:2

of his strong ones. Of his war-horses.This is a fine image; so terrible was the united neighings of the cavalry of the Babylonians, that the reverberation of the air caused the ground to tremble.

all that is in it. Heb. the fulness thereof.

Ps 24:1; 1Co 10:26,28

I will.

De 32:24; Isa 14:29; Am 5:19; 9:3; Re 9:19

which.

Ps 58:4,5; Ec 10:11

my.

6:24; 10:19-22; Job 7:13,14; Isa 22:4; La 1:16,17; Da 10:16,17

Hab 3:16

in. Heb. upon.

the voice.

4:16,17,30,31; Isa 13:5; 39:3