jeremiah-9:24,-jeremiah-22:15-16-niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

The prophet had been endeavouring to possess this people with a holy fear of God and his judgments, to convince them both of sin and wrath; but still they had recourse to some sorry subterfuge or other, under which to shelter themselves from the conviction and with which to excuse themselves in the obstinacy and carelessness. He therefore sets himself here to drive them from these refuges of lies and to show them the insufficiency of them. I. When they were told how inevitable the judgment... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:24

But let him that glorieth glory in this ,.... In the Lord alone, as it is interpreted by the apostle, 1 Corinthians 1:31 , that he understandeth and knoweth me ; or, "in understanding and knowing me" F7 השכל וידע אותי "intelligendo et sciendo me", Montanus. ; or, "he understanding and knowing me"; for this clause is descriptive of the person that is to glory in the Lord, and not of the thing in which he is to glory; for it is not even in the knowledge of God that men are to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:24

But let him that glorieth - To glory in a thing is to depend on it as the means or cause of procuring happiness. But there can be no happiness but in being experimentally acquainted with that God who exercises loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. He who has God's mercy for his portion may well exult; for he need not fear the power of any adversary. Sometimes the ancient heathen poets uttered sentiments of morality far beyond their dispensation. Witness Phocylides on... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:24

Verse 24 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise glory, etc (255) By way of concession he calls those wise who were without the fear of God, which yet we know is the beginning of wisdom. (Psalms 111:10; Proverbs 1:7.) But the Prophet speaks according to the common opinion; and the meaning may be thus given, “Let; not him who seenas wise to himself glory in his own wisdom:” and so the other words may be understood. It is then added, But let him who glories, glory in this, etc. It appears from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:22-24

The knowledge of God the only real glory of man. Comparison of the earthly acquisitions and properties of the natural man with those which are spiritual and Divine frequent in Scripture. In history and in life they are seen in competition. It is not that the one class of gifts is to be wholly despised and the other alone sought. A correct perspective must be established. It is the "glory" of a man that requires in the first place to be determined. After that is settled, all other things... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

These two verses were hardly composed for their present position, though a connection may, of course, be thought out for them. Perhaps a comparison of Habakkuk 3:17 , Habakkuk 3:18 , may help us. There the prophet looks forward to a complete desolation resulting from the Chaldean invasion, and yet declares that he can even exult in his God. So here. All subjects of boasting have been proved untrustworthy; but one remains—not wisdom, not valor, not riches, but the knowledge of the revealed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

False boasting and true confidence. I. FALSE BOASTING . 1. We are inclined to overvalue our own possessions . The wise man thinks wisdom the one source of security, the strong man strength, the rich man riches. That bulks most largely which lies most near to us. 2. The very good that is in a thing may deceive us by tempting us to overvalue it. Wisdom, strength, and riches are all good in their way. Trust in them is very different from trust in fraud and violence. Not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The chief good. The people had little reason to glory in their wisdom, or power, or wealth. These natural resources had utterly failed them as a safeguard against the avenger and destroyer. The prophet directs them to an infinitely surer ground of trust, a higher cause of rejoicing. These words are a striking appeal to faith, all the more remarkable because of the desperate circumstances of the time. In spite of all the desolation of the land, the wreck and ruin of all their pride as a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

Exultation of heart and life according to the will of God. I. MAN IS SET BEFORE US HERE AS BEING IN A STATE OF VERY LIVELY EMOTION . He is spoken of as glorying; and the Hebrew word used is such as suggests the idea of a man, not only intensely pleased within his own breast, but whose pleasure, like heat bursting into flame, finds vent in words and songs of exultation. The glory and exultation felt by the mind within may appear in many ways—in the face, in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

Whereof to glory. Introduction. Cannot understand these prophecies without a knowledge of the history of the times. This is true of all prophecies, and especially of these. Therefore we will glance at such history as we proceed. Note— I. THE GLORYING THAT IS CONDEMNED . 1. That of the wise man in his wisdom . The statesmen of Jeremiah's days had been thus glorying. They had prided themselves in their political sagacity. For many years they had formed alliances, now... read more

Jeremiah-9:24,-jeremiah-22:15-16-niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:22-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

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