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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 4:5

Declare . . . publish . . . say. Compare Jeremiah 46:14 ; Jeremiah 50:2 . Judah. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), for Judah and Benjamin. Blow ye. Hebrew text reads, "And blow ye": but Hebrew margin, and some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac, read without the "And". This is followed by Authorized Version and Revised Version. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 4:5

"Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry aloud and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities. Set up a standard toward Zion: flee for safety, stay not; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he has gone forth from his place, to make the land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant. For this... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 4:5-6

Jeremiah 4:5-6. Blow ye the trumpet— "Sound the alarm, that every one may save himself in the defenced cities: the enemy is come into the field; he hath set up his standard, the lion from his thicket [Jeremiah 4:7.]; Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the destroyer of nations; so called, as the Almighty had given not only Judaea, but also all the neighbouring countries, into his hands." See ch. Jer 2:15 Jeremiah 48:8 Jeremiah 51:47-49. Instead of gather together, we may read, cry aloud, or make a... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 4:5

5. cry, gather together—rather, "cry fully" that is, loudly. The Jews are warned to take measures against the impending Chaldean invasion (compare :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 4:5

The Lord instructed Jeremiah to call for the people of Judah to assemble in the main cities. Blowing the trumpet in Israel’s history and in the ancient Near East was a call to assemble and take cover in fortified cities, similar to the sounding of an air raid siren today (cf. Hosea 5:8; Joel 2:1; Amos 3:6). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 4:5-10

The sounding of the alarm that invasion was coming 4:5-10 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 4:5-30

Yahweh’s declaration of divine judgment 4:5-6:30The Judahites-having sinned greatly (ch. 2)-failed to repent (Jeremiah 3:1 to Jeremiah 4:4). Consequently, judgment in the form of military invasion would overtake them. This whole section is an amplification and explanation of the overflowing cauldron vision in Jeremiah 1:13-16.This section provides a clear example of the mosaic structure of the Book of Jeremiah. It consists of 13 separate messages that all deal with the threat of approaching... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 4:1-31

The Prophet Sets Forth the Sin of the Nation and Points Out the Inevitable Result (Reign of Josiah, and Probably Before the Reforms of that King: cp. Jer 3:6)This section furnishes us with the gist of the prophet's testimony during the early years of his ministry, and doubtless represents the commencement of the roll written by Baruch at Jeremiah's dictation. In these five chapters he lays before his hearers the grossness of their conduct in deserting Jehovah, and urges repentance and amendment... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 4:5-30

Jeremiah’s Fourth Prophecy (or Group of Prophecies). God’s Judgment upon the UnrepentantWhen the check which Josiah’s personal character and influence put upon idolatry was removed, Jeremiah foresaw that the condition of the nation would become well-nigh desperate. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 4:5-31

5-10. Destruction approaches Jerusalem.6. Set up the standard] to mark out the safest route to those who were seeking the shelter of the walls of Jerusalem. Evil from the north] The enemy (see Jeremiah 4:13) used chariots, and were therefore probably the Chaldeans, not (as some have supposed) Scythians. 7. The lion] i.e. the enemy. Of the Gentiles] RV ’of nations.’10. Jeremiah here struggles against the fate announced for the nation. After all its glorious history and the many promises of... read more

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