Jeremiah 24:14

There is a gradation in the three last lines, — It shall not be thought of, much less mentioned or named, as given by the Septuagint, — still less be visited, — and much less still, be made. This gradation is destroyed by Blayney by rendering the first line, Nor shall it be the delight of their heart; literally it is, "And it shall not ascend on the heart." The "heart" means often in Hebrew the mind; and "to come to mind" is the idea; it would not be thought of. The phrase occurs in this book in two other places, Jeremiah 7:31; Jeremiah 44:21; and, not to think, or, not to come to mind, is the most suitable meaning, as it is given in our version. The purpose of this kind of gradation is to render the thing more certain and indisputable, so that there might be no room for doubt. — Ed. This seems to be the best rendering. Blayney leaves out the word "Jerusalem;" but for no sufficient reason. The whole verse is as follows: — In that day call shall they Jerusalem, "The throne of Jehovah;" And gathered into it shall be all the nations, For the name of Jehovah, even to Jerusalem; And they shall no more walk after the resolutions of their wicked heart. — Ed. "Evil" is connected with "hardness;" but it belongs properly to "their heart." The word rendered "hardness" is srrvt a plural noun, found eight times in Jeremiah; here, and in Jeremiah 7:24; Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 11:8; Jeremiah 13:10; Jeremiah 16:12; Jeremiah 18:12; Jeremiah 23:17; and twice elsewhere, Deuteronomy 29:19; Psalms 81:12.

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8 . But thou, thyself , shalt , etc.] The emphatic thou is necessary after the intrusion of the previous v . return ] If this be meant in a spiritual sense, the like does not elsewhere occur in Deut.; but is found in Isaiah 10:21 ; Isaiah 19:22 , Jeremiah 3:1 ; Jeremiah 3:7 ; Jeremiah 3:12 ; Jeremiah 3:22 ; Jeremiah 4:1 ; Jeremiah 15:19 ; Jeremiah 18:11 (= Jeremiah 35:15 ), Jeremiah 23:14 , Jeremiah 24:7 , Jeremiah 36:3 , Ezekiel 18:23 , etc. For the rest of this v erse see above Deuteronomy 15:5 , Deuteronomy 28:1 ; Deuteronomy 28:15 .

(that is, Whosoever has inspired wisdom, 2 Peter 3:15); let him understand this (weigh well the evils impending, and the causes of their being sent); and he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken (that is, whosoever is prophetically inspired ), let him declare it to his fellow countrymen," if haply they may be roused to repentance, the only hope of safety. 13. Answer to the "for what the land perisheth" (Jeremiah 9:12). 14. (Jeremiah 7:24). Baalim —plural of Baal, to express his supposed manifold powers. fathers taught them —(Galatians 1:14; 1 Peter 1:18). We are not to follow the errors of the fathers, but the authority of Scripture and of God [J EROME ]. 15. feed —(Jeremiah 8:14; 23:15; Psalms 80:5). 16. nor their fathers have known —alluding to Jeremiah 9:14, "Their fathers taught them" idolatry; therefore the children shall be scattered to a land which neither their fathers nor they have known. ## send a sword after them —Not even in flight shall they be safe. 17. mourning women —hired to heighten lamentation by plaintive cries baring the breast, beating the arms, and suffering the hair to flow dishevelled (2 Chronicles 35:25; Ecclesiastes 12:5; Matthew 9:23). cunning —skilled in wailing. 18. (Jeremiah 14:17). 19. The cry of "the mourning women." spoiled —laid waste. dwellings cast us out —fulfilling Leviticus 18:28; 20:22. C ALVIN translates, " The enemy have cast down our habitations." 20. Yet —rather, "Only" [H ENDERSON ]. This particle calls attention to what follows.

18 . incline … and behold (lit. see )] Almost exactly the words in Hezekiah’s prayer, 2 Kings 19:16 (= Isaiah 37:17 ). desolations ] Daniel 9:26 : cf. Isaiah 49:19 ; Isaiah 61:4 (twice). over which thy name hath been called ] i.e. of which Thou art the Owner. The sense of the expression appears from 2 Samuel 12:28 , ‘lest I take the city, and my name be called over it ,’ in token, viz. of my having conquered it. The expression is often used, especially in Deuteronomic writers, of the people of Israel, Jerusalem, or the Temple, as Daniel 9:19 ; Deuteronomy 28:10 ; Jeremiah 7:10-11 ; Jeremiah 7:14 ; Jeremiah 7:30 ; Jeremiah 14:9 ; Jeremiah 25:29 ; 1 Kings 8:43 ; Isaiah 63:10 . The paraphrase of A.V., R.V., ‘which is called by my name,’ weakens and obscures the real force of the expression. Cf. further on Amos 9:12 . present ] lit. cause to fall : so Daniel 9:20 , Jeremiah 38:26 ; Jeremiah 42:2 ; Jeremiah 42:9 ; cf. Jeremiah 36:7 (lit ‘ their supplication will fall before Jehovah’), Jeremiah 37:20 (here in the sense of being accepted). The expression does not occur elsewhere in the O.T.: Prof. Kirkpatrick compares, however, Bar 2:19 ( οὐ … καταβάλλομεν τὸν ἔλεον we do not cast down our supplication). for … for ] properly on (the ground of). thy great compassions ] Daniel 9:9 . The same expression in Nehemiah 9:19 ; Nehemiah 9:27 ; Nehemiah 9:31 (A.V., R.V., ‘manifold mercies’): cf. 2 Samuel 24:14 (‘for his compassions are great’), Psalm 119:156 .

2 . Jehovah’s indignation is aroused; and He swears (cf. Amos 6:8 , Amos 8:7 ), that retribution will overtake them for such selfishness and cruelty. hath sworn by his holiness ] God’s holiness is made the pledge of the validity of the oath: so Psalm 89:35 ; cf. Jeremiah 44:26 . behold, days are coming &c.] The expression implies a sudden and unexpected reversal of what at present prevails: it occurs besides, Amos 8:11 , Amos 9:13 ; 1 Samuel 2:31 ; 2 Kings 20:17 (= Isaiah 39:6 ), and fifteen times in Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 7:32 ; Jeremiah 9:24 ; Jeremiah 16:14 ; Jeremiah 19:6 ; Jeremiah 23:5 ; Jeremiah 23:7 ; Jeremiah 30:3 , &c.). he will take you away with hooks &c.] rather, ye shall be taken &c. The image is one partly of ignominy, partly of helplessness. The women of Samaria are no longer like fat cattle, proudly disdainful of all who may approach them: they are dragged violently by the foe out of the ease and luxury of their palaces, like fishes out of their native element, the water. your posterity ] your residue (R.V.),—any of you who happen to escape the ‘hooks’ of the preceding clause. It is a total destruction which the prophet contemplates.

10 . Pestilence and the sword. By the pestilence ( déber ) is meant what we should term an epidemic accompanied by great mortality, such as under the insalubrious sanitary conditions of Eastern life, are of frequent occurrence: it is often mentioned in the Old Testament, and frequently threatened as a judgement, especially as the concomitant of a siege; e.g. Leviticus 26:25 ; Deuteronomy 28:21 ; 1 Kings 8:37 ; 2 Samuel 24:15 ; Psalm 91:3 ; Psalm 91:6 (“the pestilence that walketh in darkness”); and often in Jeremiah (“the sword, the famine, and the pestilence”), as Jeremiah 14:12 ; Jeremiah 21:7 ; Jeremiah 21:9 ; Jeremiah 24:10 ; Jeremiah 29:17-18 &c., cf. Jeremiah 28:8 ; so in Ezekiel 5:12 ; Ezekiel 6:11-12 ; Ezekiel 7:15 (“the sword without, the pestilence and the famine within”), Ezekiel 14:21 (one of Jehovah’s ‘four sore judgements’). in the manner of Egypt ] i.e. in the manner in which it is wont to visit Egypt ( Isaiah 10:26 b ), with the same severity and malignity. The climate of Egypt was proverbially insalubrious ( Deuteronomy 7:15 ; Deuteronomy 28:60 , cf. Deuteronomy 28:27 , “the boil of Egypt,” probably some malignant pestilential boil); and “throughout antiquity the north-east corner of the Delta was regarded with reason as the home of the Plague,” whence often, it is probable, it was brought into Israel by Philistine traders (see G. A. Smith, Geogr. , pp. 157–160). Even in modern times, according to Sir G.

10 . when the year was expired ] R.V. at the return of the year ; cp. 2 Samuel 11:1 = 1 Chronicles 20:1 , “at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle,” R.V. This would be in the spring. brought him to Babylon ] It was not the king only, but also all the best of the people, “the princes, … men of valour, the craftsmen and the smiths” who went into captivity; 2 Kings 24:14 ; Jeremiah 24:1 ; Jeremiah 24:5 ; Ezekiel 17:12-14 . Zedekiah ] A covenant-name like “Jehoiakim” ( 2 Chronicles 36:4 , note); it seems to mean “Righteousness of Jehovah”; cp. the significant title in Jeremiah 23:6 , “The Lord is our Righteousness.” Zedekiah’s original name was “Mattaniah”; 2 Kings 24:17 . his brother ] In 2 Kin. (more accurately) “his father’s brother”; cp. 1 Chronicles 3:15-16 , notes.

XXXI. Should any one desire clearer testimonies, we offer the following to his consideration: from Moses, Leviticus 26:41–45; Deuteronomy 4:30, 31; Deuteronomy 30:1–6; and Deuteronomy 32:43. From the Psalms, Psalms 102:14–18, and Psalms 85:9, 10. From Isaiah, Isaiah 11:11, 12; Isaiah 19:24, 25; Isaiah 49:14, &c.; Isa. 62 throughout. From Jeremiah, Jeremiah 3:18, &c.; Jeremiah 31:1, and from ver. 31 to the end; Jeremiah 32:37, &c.; Jeremiah 33:24–26. From Ezekiel, Ezekiel 36:24, to the end; Ezek. 37 throughout, especially from ver. 15; Ezekiel 39:25, to the end. Add Hosea 3:5. All these promises are more sublime, than that the time can be assigned, in which they can be supposed to have been as yet fulfilled. From the New Testament, add Matthew 23:29; Luke 21:24; 2 Corinthians 3:16. The reader may please to see what we have said on this head in a particular book concerning the ten tribes of Israel, from chap. 9. to the end; where he will find most of those prophecies carefully, and at greater length explained.