Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 9:12-13
Jeremiah 9:12-13. Who is the wise man Or, Is there not a wise man, who understands this? Is there none of you so well acquainted with the will of God and the methods of his providence, as to be able to declare the reasons why he has given such severe instances of his anger against this land? The question implies, that there are none, or very few, that consider common calamities in the cause of them, but rather impute the divine chastisements to chance, not seeing the hand of God in them. ... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 9:10-11
Jeremiah 9:10-11. For the mountains will I take up a weeping “These words,” says Houbigant, “as they now lie, must belong either to Jeremiah or the daughter of Zion; and yet it follows in the next verse, And I will make, which are the words of God: therefore this verse should be rendered, by a slight alteration of the text, ‘Take ye up a weeping and wailing on the mountains, a lamentation in the dwellings of the wilderness; for they are desolate, because there is no traveller; nor is... read more