Jeremiah 2:27-8:22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 2:20-28

In these verses the prophet goes on with his charge against this backsliding people. Observe here, I. The sin itself that he charges them with?idolatry, that great provocation which they were so notoriously guilty of. 1. They frequented the places of idol-worship (Jer. 2:20): ?Upon every high hill and under every green tree, in the high places and the groves, such as the heathen had a foolish fondness and veneration for, thou wanderest, first to one and then to another, like one unsettled, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:27

Saying to a stock ,.... "To a tree" F6 לעץ "ligno", V. L. Pagnanius, Montanus, Schmidt. ; to a piece of wood; that is, to an image made of it; so the Targum, "they say to an image of wood;' what follows: thou art my father ; ascribing that to the idol which belongs to God, who was their Father that made them, and upheld them, was the author of their beings, and the God of their mercies: and to a stone ; an image of stone: thou hast brought me forth : into being;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:27

Thou art my father - By thee we have been produced, and by thee we are sustained. This was the property of the true God; for he is the Author and Supporter of being. How deeply fallen and brutishly ignorant must they be when they could attribute this to the stock of a tree! read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:27

Verse 27 The Prophet here confirms what he had before said of the perverse wickedness of the people. He shews that he had not said without reason, that their sins were extremely gross, and could not be excused by any evasions: for they say, he adds, to the wood, Thou art my father, and to the stone, Thou hast begotten, me By these words the Prophet shews, that idolatry was so rampant among the people, that they openly ascribed to their statues, made of wood or stone, the honor due to the only... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-37

It is always interesting to notice how later inspired writers hasten to do honor to their predecessors. Originality is not an object with the prophets, but rather the developing and adapting the truths long ago "delivered." The whole group of prophecies to which Jeremiah 2:1-37 . belongs contains numerous points of contact, in ideas or phraseology, with the song of Hoses ( Deuteronomy 32:1-52 .). The following have been indicated:—Cf. Jeremiah 2:5 with Deuteronomy 32:4 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:20-37

Jehovah's indictment against Israel. Note— I. ITS MANY COUNTS . 1. Their sin of outrageous character . It is spoken of as in Jeremiah 2:20 , because it so commonly involved the grossest fleshly sins, and because it involved shameful denial of God. Cf. Jeremiah 2:27 , "Saying to a stock, Thou art my father," etc. And it was chargeable with numerous and shameful murders ( Jeremiah 2:30 ). Killing the prophets of God; Jeremiah 2:34 , "In thy skirts is found the blood... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:26-28

The shameless shame of idolatry. I. ITS DEGRADING INFLUENCE . It violates all morality. Is repeatedly affronted by the discoveries which are made of its wickedness and folly. It affects the whole nation from the highest and the best. The reason is debased and set at naught. II. CALAMITY IS THE TEST OF ITS PRETENSIONS . Whilst things go well with the idolater he forgets God or consciously dishonors him. But when he is overtaken with the consequences of his evil... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:27

And to a stone , etc. Stone ( 'ebhen ) is feminine in Hebrew, and therefore addressed as the mother. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 2:27

“Stone” being feminine in Hebrew is here represented as the mother.Arise, and save us - Whether it be idolatry or infidelity, it satisfies only in tranquil and prosperous times. No sooner does trouble come, than the deep conviction of the existence of a God, which is the witness for Him in our heart, resumes its authority, and man prays. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 2:26-28

Jeremiah 2:26-28. As the thief is ashamed As the thief has nothing to say for himself, but is perfectly confounded when he is taken in the very act, so the house of Israel hath no manner of plea wherewith to defend or excuse their idolatry. They, their kings, their princes Whose duty it was to have restrained them from such practices by their authority; their priests, and their prophets Who ought to have set them a better example, and have given them better instruction. Saying to a... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 2:20-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:27

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:20-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:26-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 2:27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 2:26-28

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