Jeremiah 25:36-37 - Exposition

The prophet seems in his spirit to hear the lamentation to which in Jeremiah 25:34 he summoned the "shepherds." A voice of the cry should be , Hark I the cry (omitting "shall be heard"); the clause is an exclamation. Hath spoiled ; rather, is spoiling (or, laying waste ). The peaceable habitations ; rather, the peaceful fields (or, pastures ). Are cut down ; rather, are destroyed ; literally, are brought to silence (comp. Jeremiah 9:10 ).