John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 7:29
Jer 7:29 Cut off thine hair, [O Jerusalem], and cast [it] away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath. Ver. 29. Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem. ] In token of greatest sorrow and servitude. Job 1:20 Isa 15:2 Eze 27:31 Tu, dum servus es, comam nutris? said he in Aristophanes. The word here rendered "hair" is nezir, which signifieth a crown, and there hence the Nazarites had their name, Numbers 6:2 ; Num 6:5... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 7:28
Jer 7:28 But thou shalt say unto them, This [is] a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. Ver. 28. This is a nation. ] A heathenish nation, such as they use to reproach with this name, Goi, and Mamzer Gojim, that is, bastardly heathens. Nor receiveth correction. ] Or, Instruction. read more