Jeremiah 47:19

Ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes, which were the practices of idolaters, both in the worship of their idols, as 1 Kings 18:28; or in their funerals, as here, and Jeremiah 16:6; or upon occasion of public calamities, as Jeremiah 41:5 47:5. See Poole "Leviticus 19:27", See Poole "Leviticus 19:28". See Poole "Leviticus 21:5". For the dead; through excessive sorrow for your dead friends, as if you had no hope of their happiness after death, 1 Thessalonians 4:13.

## CHAPTER 16 Jeremiah 16:1-21. C ONTINUATION OF THE P REVIOUS P ROPHECY. 2. in this place —in Judea. The direction to remain single was (whether literally obeyed, or only in prophetic vision) to symbolize the coming calamities of the Jews (Ezekiel 24:15-27) as so severe that the single state would be then (contrary to the ordinary course of things) preferable to the married (compare 1 Corinthians 7:8, 26, 29; Matthew 24:19; Luke 23:29). 4. grievous deaths —rather, "deadly diseases" (Jeremiah 15:2). not … lamented —so many shall be the slain (Jeremiah 22:18). dung —(Psalms 83:10). 5. (Ezekiel 24:17, 22, 23). ## house of mourning —(Mr 5:38). Margin, "mourning-feast"; such feasts were usual at funerals. The Hebrew means, in Amos 6:7, the cry of joy at a banquet; here, and Lamentations 2:19, the cry of sorrow. 6. cut themselves —indicating extravagant grief (Jeremiah 41:5; 47:5), prohibited by the law (Leviticus 19:28). bald —(Jeremiah 7:29; Isaiah 22:12). 7. tear themselves —rather, "break bread," namely, that eaten at the funeral-feast (Deuteronomy 26:14; Job 42:11; Ezekiel 24:17; Hosea 9:4). "Bread" is to be supplied, as in Lamentations 4:4; compare "take" (food) (Genesis 42:33). give … cup of consolation … for … father —It was the Oriental custom for friends to send viands and wine (the "cup of consolation") to console relatives in mourning-feasts, for example, to children upon the death of a "father" or "mother." 8. house of feasting —joyous: as distinguished from mourning-feasts.

Baldness … cut thyself —Palestine is represented as a female who has torn off her hair and cut her flesh, the heathenish (Leviticus 19:28) token of mourning (Jeremiah 48:37). their valley —the long strip of low plain occupied by the Philistines along the Mediterranean, west of the mountains of Judea. The Septuagint reads Anakim, the remains of whom were settled in those regions (Numbers 13:28). Joshua dislodged them so that none were left but in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod (Joshua 11:21, 22). But the parallel (Jeremiah 47:7), "Ashkelon … the sea-shore, " established English Version here, "Ashkelon … their valley. " 6. Jeremiah, in the person of the Philistines afflicting themselves (Jeremiah 47:5), apostrophizes the "sword of the Lord," entreating mercy (compare Deuteronomy 32:41; Ezekiel 21:3-5, 9, 10). up thyself — Hebrew, "Gather thyself," that is, retire or return. 7. Jeremiah, from addressing the sword in the second person, turns to his hearers and speaks of it in the third person. Lord … given it a charge —(Ezekiel 14:17). the sea-shore —the strip of land between the mountains and Mediterranean, held by the Philistines: "their valley" (see on Jeremiah 47:5). ## there hath he appointed it —(Micah 6:9). There hath He ordered it to rage. ## CHAPTER 48 Jeremiah 48:1-47. P ROPHECY AGAINST M OAB. It had taken part with the Chaldeans against Judea (2 Kings 24:2).

[Reformed Biblical] ## Heathenish rites of mourning prohibited, #Deuteronomy 14:1,2 ; and the eating of any abominable thing, #Deuteronomy 14:3 . All unclean beasts, #Deuteronomy 14:4-8 , fish, #Deuteronomy 14:9,10 , and birds, prohibited, #Deuteronomy 14:11-20 . True tithing commanded, #Deuteronomy 14:22 ; and where it was to be eaten, #Deuteronomy 14:23-27 . A command about the third year’s tithing, #Deuteronomy 14:28 ; and who should eat it, #Deuteronomy 14:29 . ## Ver. 1. Of the Lord your God; whom therefore you must not disparage by unworthy or unbecoming practices, such as here follow, and whom you must not disobey. Ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes, which were the practices of idolaters, both in the worship of their idols, as #1 Kings 18:28 ; or in their funerals, as here, and #Jeremiah 16:6 ; or upon occasion of public calamities, as #Jeremiah 41:5 47:5 . See Poole "Leviticus 19:27" , See Poole "Leviticus 19:28" . See Poole "Leviticus 21:5" . For the dead; through excessive sorrow for your dead friends, as if you had no hope of their happiness after death, #1 Thessalonians 4:13 . Ver. 2. No text from Poole on this verse. Ver. 3. i.e. Unclean and forbidden by me, which therefore should be abominable to you. ## Ver. 4. Of which see #Le 11 . The small differences between some of their names here and there are not proper for this work. The learned reader may find them cleared in my Latin Synopsis.

Ezekiel 16:53-56 . When I shall bring again the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, &c. — “Sodom and her daughters may mean cities placed in the district where Sodom stood. Sodom was not where the lake is, Genesis 19:24 .” — Bishop Newcome. “The Moabites and Ammonites, descended from Sodom, are called by this name.” — Michaelis. “When the fulness of the Gentiles shall come into the church, some of whom may be compared with Sodom for wickedness, Isaiah 1:9 , then will I also remember you were my ancient people. St. Paul tells us the Jews will be provoked to emulation by the Gentiles coming into the church, and thereby be induced to acknowledge the truth, Romans 11:11-31 . And the conversion of the Gentiles is expressed, Jeremiah 48:47 ; Jeremiah 49:6 ; Jeremiah 49:39 , by returning the captivity of Moab, Ammon, and Elam; and Isaiah 18:7 ; Isaiah 19:24-25 ; Isaiah 23:18 , by the Egyptians, Syrians, Assyrians, and Ethiopians bringing presents to God, and acknowledging themselves his servants. And by the same analogy we may understand the bringing again the captivity of Sodom here, of the Gentiles coming into the church.” — Lowth. “The sense of this,” says Bishop Newcome, “is again expressed Ezekiel 16:55 , and both verses are to be explained by Ezekiel 16:61 .

The Lord God hath sworn by His holiness - They had sinned to profane His "Holy Name" (see the note at Amos 2:7 ). God swears by that holiness which they had profaned in themselves on whom it was called, and which they had caused to be profaned by others. He pledges His own holiness, that He will avenge their unholiness. : "In swearing "by His holiness," God sware by Himself. For He is the supreme uncreated justice and Holiness. This justice each, in his degree, should imitate and maintain on earth, and these had sacrilegiously violated and overthrown." Days shall come (literally, are among) upon you - God's Day and eternity are ever coming. He reminds them of their continual approach. He says not only that they will certainly come, but they are ever coming. They are holding on their steady course. Each day which passes, they advance a day closer upon the sinner. People put out of their minds what "will come;" they "put far the evil day." Therefore, God so often in His notices of woe to come, (1 Samuel 2:31; Isaiah 39:6; Jeremiah 7:32; Jeremiah 9:25; Jeremiah 17:14; Jeremiah 19:6; Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:7; Jeremiah 30:3; Jeremiah 31:27-31, Jeremiah 31:38; Jeremiah 33:14; Jeremiah 48:12; Jeremiah 49:2; Jeremiah 51:47, Jeremiah 51:52. (Ges.); Amos 8:11), brings to mind, that those "days are" ever "coming" ; they are not a thing which shall be only; in God's purpose, they already "are;" and with one uniform steady noiseless tread "are coming upon" the sinner.

Amos 3:7 ); but the word rendered musing does not seem one that would be used very naturally of the Divine purpose. that maketh the morning darkness ] viz. suddenly blackening the clear sky with the dark masses of storm-cloud. In the thunderstorm, the Hebrews conceived Jehovah to be borne along within the clouds ( Psalm 18:9-13 ; cf. on ch. Amos 1:2 ): the picture of Jehovah darkening the heavens with the gathering storm thus leads on naturally to the clause which follows. and treadeth —or marcheth — upon the high places of the earth ] viz. in the thunder-cloud, as it sweeps along the hills. For the expression, comp. (of Israel) Deuteronomy 32:13 ; Isaiah 58:14 ; (of Jehovah) Micah 1:3 : also Job 9:8 (“who marcheth upon the high places of the sea”). Jehovah of hosts , is his name ] The title is expressive of majesty and omnipotence: see on Amos 3:13 . It stands in the same emphatic formula as here, Amos 5:27 (‘ God of hosts’); Isaiah 47:4 ; Isaiah 48:2 ; Isaiah 51:15 ; Isaiah 54:5 ; Jeremiah 10:16 (= Jeremiah 51:19 ), Jeremiah 31:35 , Jeremiah 32:18 , Jeremiah 46:18 , Jeremiah 48:15 , Jeremiah 50:34 , Jeremiah 51:57 .

All this was done, says Christ, because Jerusalem knew not the time of its visitation—that is, did not know, and would not know, that the Messiah had come. His coming was the time of their merciful visitation. That time had been predicted, and invaluable blessings promised as the result of his advent; but they would not know it. They rejected him, they put him to death, and it was just that they should be destroyed. {a} "wept over it" Psalms 119:36; Jeremiah 9:1; 13:17; John 11:35 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE - Chapter 19 - Verse 42 Verse 42. No Barnes text on this verse. {b} "this, thy day" Psalms 85:7,8; Hebrews 3:7,13,15 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE - Chapter 19 - Verse 43 Verse 43. No Barnes text on this verse. {c} "cast a trench around thee" Isaiah 29:2,3; Jeremiah 6:5,6 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE - Chapter 19 - Verse 44 Verse 44. No Barnes text on this verse. {d} "shall lay thee even" 1 Ki 9:7,8; Micah 3:12; Matthew 23:37,38; Luke 13:34,35 {e} "they shall not leave" Matthew 24:2; Mr 13:2 {f} "thou knowest not the time" Lamentations 1:8; 1 Pe 2:12 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE - Chapter 19 - Verse 45 ## Verses 45, 46. See Barnes "Matthew 21:12,13" {g} "went into the temple" Matthew 21:12,13; Mr 11:15-17; John 2:15,17 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE - Chapter 19 - Verse 46 Verse 46. No Barnes text on this verse. {h} "My house" Isaiah 56:7 {i} "den of thieves" Jeremiah 7:11 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE - Chapter 19 - Verse 47 Verse 47. Daily in the temple.