jeremiah-2:37,-isaiah-66:1-niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 2:29-37

The prophet here goes on in the same strain, aiming to bring a sinful people to repentance, that their destruction might be prevented. I. He avers the truth of the charge. It was evident beyond contradiction; it was the greatest absurdity imaginable in them to think of denying it (Jer. 2:29): ?Wherefore will you plead with me, and put me upon the proof of it, or wherefore will you go about to plead any thing in excuse of the crime or to obtain a mitigation of the sentence? Your plea will... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37

Yea, thou shalt go forth from him ,.... From the Egyptian, without any help, and with shame; or, "from this" F21 מאת זה "ab hoc, sub. loco", Gataker; "ab ista", Munster, Grotius; "sub. terra, etiam hinc exibis", Cocceius. ; that is, from this place, from Jerusalem, and from the land of Judea, into captivity; notwithstanding all the promised and expected help from Egypt, 2 Kings 24:7 , and thine hands upon thine head ; plucking and dishevelling the hair, as women in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:37

Thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head - Thou shalt find all thy confidence in vain, - thy hope disappointed; - and thy state reduced to desperation. The hand being placed on the head was the evidence of deep sorrow, occasioned by utter desolation. See the case of Tamar, when ruined and abandoned by her brother Amnon, 2 Samuel 13:19 . Thou shalt not prosper in them - They shall all turn to thy disadvantage; and this as we shall see in the history of this people,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:37

Verse 37 He expresses more clearly what he had said of the shameful character of his own nation, — that the Jews, who thought that their safety would be secured by the Egyptians, were seeking their own entire ruin. This seemed to them indeed incredible; for as the Egyptians were neighbors, and as the Jews then only feared the Assyrians and Chaldeans, who were afar off, they thought that they had the best prospect: “What! our enemies are distant from us twenty or thirty days’ journey; and those... 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 2:35-37

False confidence. I. THE GROUNDS OF FALSE CONFIDENCE . 1. Assumed innocence . Israel says, "I am innocent;" "I have not sinned." This assumption may result from 2. A claim to be favored by God . Israel says again, "His anger has turned from me." Present peace is taken as a warrant for expecting continued security, so that the very forbearance of God is converted into an excuse for presumption and indifference. Perhaps, too, pride comes in and aids the assumption... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:36-37

The restlessness of sin. "Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way?" etc. I. THIS IS A COMMON COURSE OF CONDUCT IN SINFUL MEN . II. THE REASONS FOR ADOPTING IT ARE OF VARIOUS KINDS . 1. Hope of larger gain. 2. Prospects of increased pleasure. 3. Disappointment with the way that has hitherto been tried. 4. Conscience will not be quiet in continuing the present way, etc. III. BUT IT IS ALL OF NO AVAIL . The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37

From him ; i . e . from Egypt, personified as a man (so whenever a people is referred to; a laud is represented as a woman). Egypt was, in fact, the only great power capable of assisting Judah at this time (see Introduction); yet even Egypt, the prophet says, shall disappoint her Jewish allies, for Jehovah has rejected thy confidences ( i . e . the objects of thy confidence). As a matter of fact, "the King of Egypt came not again any more out of his laud" after Necho's crushing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37

Why the confidences of men do not prosper. The people of Israel are set forth, even within the limits of this one chapter, as having multiplied and extended their confidences; and yet it could not be said that they were prospering. Men with the religious element in their nature strongly clamoring for satisfaction, had turned to the gods of neighboring nations, and multiplied these objects of worship until it could be said, "According to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah." God... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 2:29-37

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:37

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 2:37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:20-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:35-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:36-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37

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