Jeremiah 3:4 - Exposition

Wilt thou not , etc.? rather, Truly from this time thou callest unto me (literally, Dost thou not, etc.? a common way of giving an energetic assurance). The prophet admits the apparent revival of faith in Jehovah which attended the compulsory reformation under Josiah, but denies that it was more than apparent (comp, Jeremiah 3:10 ). The guide of my youth; rather , the companion (the familiar associate); so in Proverbs 2:17 . Comp. Jeremiah 2:2 , and especially Isaiah 54:6 , "and a wife of youth", "that she should be rejected [how incredible a thing!]"