jeremiah 8:21 9:2 commentary

Both the favour of their God and the labour of their scribes are lost upon them; they receive the grace of God therein in vain. It is this: Is not the Lord in Zion? Come, and let us reason together, saith the Lord (v. 4, 5): Shall men fall and not arise? It should be a time of abundance and fulfillment. 13 I will surely consume them, saith the Lord: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them. It is this: Is not the Lord in Zion? 4. If you're not saved, you don't have much more time to wait. I. 1 At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: 2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. They are disappointed in their expectations of deliverance out of their troubles, as they had been surprised when their troubles came upon them; and this double disappointment very much aggravated their calamity. Commentary Jeremiah The common cant was, "Is not the Lord in Zion? (Jeremiah 8:11) these deceived ones looked for peace, but no good came. I am black; with grief and sorrow. There is no balm in Gilead that can cure the disease of sin, no physician there that can restore the health of a nation quite overrun by such a foreign army as that of the Chaldeans. The precise form of the sin described was probably connected with the oracular power ascribed to Baal-zebub, as in 2Kings 1:2. And, the interpretation of Matthew Henry fits such a rendition. And (v. 12), notwithstanding all their pretensions to wisdom and sanctity, they shall fall among those that fall; for, if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall together into the ditch. Jeremiah 2 Bible Commentary With what face can they pretend to any thing of wisdom, when they do not understand themselves so well as the brute-creatures? Whatever we make a god of but the true God only, it will stand us in no stead on the other side death and the grave, nor for the body, much less for the soul. How great his griefs were. Now observe what it is that sinks them. For the hurt hurt - literally, Because of the breaking broken. These are the words of the prophet, whose heart is crushed by the cry of his countrymen. Web1. The pretenders to wisdom, who said, "We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us," were the priests and the false prophets; with them the prophet here deals plainly. (2.) Note, God's gifts are upon condition, and revocable upon non-performance of the condition. III. Paul said, "The night is far spent, the day is at hand" ( Romans 13:12 ). Why do we sit still? (2.) These are serpents of another nature, that are not so wrought upon, or they are as the deaf adder, that stops her ear, and will not hear the voice of the charmer. We need not wonder, then, that there are so many figurative terms used by the Prophet; for it was needful to set before them Gods judgment in various ways, that the people might be awakened out of their torpid state. Weba lodging place for travelers, so that I might leave my people and go away from them; for they are all adulterers, a crowd of unfaithful people. These by a natural instinct change their quarters, as the temper of the air alters; they come when the spring comes, and go, we know not whither, when the winter approaches, probably into warmer climates, as some birds come with winter and go when that is over. The dignity of their sepulchres could not secure them, nay, did the more expose them to be rifled; but it was base and barbarous thus to trample upon royal dust. is not her king in her? The day of salvation will soon be over. Jeremiah 8:1. And they shall bite you, says the LORD. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Everyone deals falsely. 20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. The prophet here is instructed to set before this people the folly of their impenitence, which was it that brought this ruin upon them. Note, When God appears against us, every thing else that is against us appears very formidable; whereas, if he be for us, every thing appears very despicable, Rom 8 3. Is there no balm in Gilead, is there no physician there? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. 2. How can you say, We are wise, Enduring Word Bible Commentary Jeremiah Chapter 2 The snorting of the horses was heard from Dan, that is, the report of the formidable strength of their cavalry was soon carried all the nation over and every body trembled at the sound of the neighing of his steeds; for they have devoured the land and all that is in the city; both town and country are laid waste before them, not only the wealth, but the inhabitants, of both, those that dwell therein. Oh, the patience of God and the grace of God as He promises even though they have failed, He will be true and faithful and He will gather them again in the last days. 3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts. 3. And we are not saved!. Note, If sinners die of their wounds, their blood is upon their own heads. Web2. "But My people," God said, "are refusing to obey the conscience of their own hearts." They would not attend to the dictates of reason. Jeremiah had many enemies in Judah and Jerusalem, that hated, and reproached, and persecuted him; and in the judgments brought upon them God reckoned with them for it and pleaded his prophet's cause; yet he was far from rejoicing in it, so truly did he forgive his enemies and desire that God would forgive them. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. those that have sinned then, and then only, speak aright when they speak of repenting; and it is sad when those that have made so much work for repentance do not say a word of repenting. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . You can also change some of your preferences. They were not at all ashamed, And let us enter the fortified cities, i. They have come and devoured the land and all that is in it: Instead of peace, the Babylonian invaders came with snorting horses and an army so big that the whole land trembled. And the death of Jesus Christ is in vain as far as you are concerned. Commentary on Jeremiah 8:189:1 - Working Preacher He looks upon the case to be deplorable and past relief. Employee Resources. b. I hearkened and heard, but they spoke not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? 2. A gracious spirit will be a public spirit, a tender spirit, a mourning spirit. WebGod expostulates with his people. God threatening the destruction of a sinful people. In other words, though they're going to be wiped out, the last of those that remain will choose to commit suicide rather than be taken captive. They say, We are wise; but how can they say so? They shall be quite stripped of all their comforts (Jeremiah 8:13; Jeremiah 8:13): There shall be no grapes on the vine. There is a balm in Gilead that makes the sinner whole"! The common cant was, "Is not the Lord in Zion? They were so far from repenting of their sins that they went on resolutely in their sins: Every one turned to his course, his wicked course, that course of sin which he had chosen and accustomed himself to, as the horse rushes into the battle, eager upon action, and scorning to be curbed. II. Mercies abused are forfeited, and it is just with God to take the forfeiture. shall he turn away, and not return again? From these verses, and especially from the very next verse as it appears in the KJV (Jeremiah 9:1), "A tragic misrepresentation of Jeremiah is based. a. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 2. For the LORD our God has put us to silence They are sensible that God is angry with them: "The Lord our God has put us to silence, has struck us with astonishment, and given us water of gall to drink, which is both bitter and stupifying, or intoxicating. Thus men do in other things. Now observe what it is that sinks them. Those that are most jovial in their prosperity commonly despond most, and are most melancholy, in trouble. The Targum is, "my face is covered with blackness, black as a pot.''. They are deceived in those things which were their confidence and which they thought would have secured their peace to them (Jeremiah 8:19; Jeremiah 8:19): The daughter of my people cries, cries aloud, because of those that dwell in a far country, because of the foreign enemy that invades them, that comes from a far country to take possession of ours; this occasions the cry; and what is the cry? Let us enter the fortified cities, and let us be silent there: The prophet imagined the people of God fleeing to the fortified cities as the Babylonian invaders entered the land. Or Jeremiah 8:22 may be understood as laying all the blame of the incurableness of their disease upon themselves; and so the question must be answered affirmatively: Is there no balm in Gilead--no physician there? For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. They shall be set upon by all manner of grievances, and surrounded with calamities (v. 17): I will send serpents among you, the Chaldean army, fiery serpents, flying serpents, cockatrices; these shall bite them with their venomous teeth, give them wounds that shall be mortal; and they shall not be charmed, as some serpents used to be, with music. 17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. i. That they had among them the temple of God, and the tokens of his special presence with them. But sometimes the sorrow is such that the more it is repressed the more strongly it recoils. And for a time of health, and there was trouble! Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. It is expounded in the last clause: The things that I have given them shall pass away from them. Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? Note, The salvation of God's church and people often goes on very slowly, and God keeps his people long in the expectation of it, for wise and holy ends. God has put His Word in each man in his heart, but men refuse even those basic instincts of good and evil, right and wrong. "There is no balm in Gilead that can cure the disease of sin; and there is no physician there who can heal a nation in rebellion against the Lord. God sent His Son in vain as far as many people are concerned. Ed. If men happen to fall to the ground, to fall into the dirt, will they not get up again as fast as they can? Now, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but the people know not the judgment of the LORD ( Jeremiah 8:5-7 ). why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? Mercies abused are forfeited, and it is just with God to take the forfeiture. Salem Media Group. Listen! Why then was not their health restored? They talk of their wisdom, but, Lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; they would not be governed by it, would not follow its direction, would not do what they knew; and then what wisdom is in them? From the mention of the sun, moon, and stars, which should be the unconcerned spectators of this tragedy, the prophet takes occasion to show how they had idolized them, and paid those respects to them which they should have paid to God only, that it might be observed how little they got by worshipping the creature, for the creatures they worshipped when they were in distress saw it, but regarded it not, nor gave them any relief, but were rather pleased to see those abused in being vilified by whom they had been abused in being deified. Web21 Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me. The bones of the priests and prophets too were digged up and thrown about. This outcry of theirs reflects upon God, as if his power and promise were broken or weakened; and therefore he returns an answer to it immediately: Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images? Shall a man turn aside out of the right way? A gracious spirit will be a public spirit, a tender spirit, a mourning spirit. I am mourning; WebGod replies that it is because of their idolatry. 15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble! WebI would weep day and night. This may be taken as the language, (1.) Note, Sooner or later God will bring the most obstinate to acknowledge both his providence and his justice in all the troubles they are brought into, to see and say both that it is his hand and that he is righteous. There was no medicine, there was no physician; all was sadness and mourning. For the health of the daughter of my people? They are confounded and taken; all their wisdom has not served to keep them from those courses that tend to their ruin. It becomes us to lament the miseries of our fellow-creatures, much more to lay to heart the calamities of our country, and especially of the church of God, to grieve for the affliction of Joseph. These are the words, not of God, as Jerom; nor of Jerusalem, as the Targum; but of the prophet, as Kimchi observes, expressing his sympathy with the people in their affliction: and they may be rendered, "for the breach of the daughter of my people" o, which was made when the city was broken up and destroyed, Jeremiah 52:7. Nor did they know how to blush. It is expounded in the last clause: The things that I have given them shall pass away from them. They are taken in the same snares that others of their neighbours, who have not pretended to so much wisdom, are taken in, and filled with the same confusion. 21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. This is the man whose children end up being slaughtered before his eyes before his own eyes are gouged out when Babylon finally destroys Judah. The wise men are ashamed, They could only do so in silence, because they knew they had ignored Gods warnings and invitations to repent. The harvest is past, 8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Though they claimed to have both wisdom and Biblical truth, they had neither. They loved them. nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 8:21 in all 1. They had among themselves God's law and his prophets, with the help of which they might have been brought to repentance, and their ruin might have been prevented. God Pause for Monday: Jeremiah 28: 5-9 - inside.luthersem.edu b. 2. a. The enemies are so intent upon making slaughter that it will be to no purpose to accost them gently, or offer any thing to pacify them, or mollify them, or to bring them to a better temper. 22 Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt: Prophetically looking into the future, Jeremiah ached with the hurt of his people. When they were convicted of the grossest forgeries they would justify what they had done, and laugh at those whom they had imposed upon. Therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will inherit them: Because they did not hold the word of God dear, God would take what was dear to the people of Judah and give those things to others. The people sinking into despair under the pressure of those calamities. Note, The salvation of God's church and people often goes on very slowly, and God keeps his people long in the expectation of it, for wise and holy ends. They would find, to their great sorrow, that God had sent them serpents which cannot be charmed.

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