Chapter 7:
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Jeremiah 7
A call to true repentance, ver. 1-7. Not to live in theft, murder,
adultery, perjury, &c., to trust in the outward worship and temple
of God, by the example of Shiloh, ver. 8-15. The prophet is forbid
to pray for them, ver. 16. Their idolatry, and its judgment, ver. 17-20. Their sacrifices rejected, and obedience required, ver. 21-28. They are called to
mourn for their abominations in Tophet, and their judgments, ver. 29-34.
Verse 2. The gate - The east gate, which was the publick place of going
out and coming in, and where the people were then wont to
assemble. Proclaim - Proclaiming signifies both the authority by
which he spake, and the divulging of what he spake plainly and
boldly; possibly, it might be at some publick time, when all the
males were to meet.
Verse 4. Saying - Because this was God's house, they flattered
themselves that he would not suffer the Chaldeans to destroy it,
therefore the prophet cautions them not to deceive themselves,
trusting to the temple and its buildings, as the two courts and
house, and holy of holies implied in the word these, which he doth
as it were point to with his finger. The emphasis, in this threefold
repetition, seems to relate to the confident, and reiterated boasts of
the temple, that were in their mouths. These - The prophet
standing in the gate at which the people entered, as it were, points
at the several buildings pertaining to the temple.
Verse 6. Oppress not - Here they are cautioned against three sins, that
this people were generally addicted to, oppression, blood, and
idolatry; and instances in the worst of oppressions, of such as God
hath more especially taken into his immediate protection.
Verse 9. Will ye steal - Can you think that this can be grateful to me, or
advantageous to yourselves, to frequent my house, and yet retain
these odious sins. Whom - Such as they had set up new, and never
had any experience of, and therefore could have no reason to
serve them.
Verse 10. Delivered - After they had appeared before God with their
sacrifices, they thought they were privileged to return to all those
wickednesses.
Verse 11. A den - Do you look upon this house as a sanctuary for
robbers and murderers.
Verse 12. Shiloh - A place in the tribe of Ephraim. Where - Where I did
at first give you the pledges of my presence. What I did - He
utterly forsook it.
Verse 15. Even - The ten tribes.
Verse 16. Pray not - Certainly the prophet did pray that God would save
a remnant, though not that he would revoke his decree; or save the
body of them.
Verse 18. The children - Here God shews how busily they are employed
from the youngest to the oldest for their idolatry. The queen - As
the sun was looked upon as king, so the moon as the queen of
heaven.
Verse 20. Shall not be quenched - He follows the threatening with
shewing his resolution is not to be revoked.
Verse 21. Put - Ironical words, take those that are peculiar, and to be all
burnt to me, and do what you will with them, I will have none of
them. To your sacrifices - That part of your sacrifices, which you
are allowed to eat, they are but as profane food.
Verse 22. For - God doth not condemn these offerings, save only
comparatively in respect of obedience, not so much these, as
obeying his commands.
Verse 25. Since the day - The church of God hath never wanted teachers
raised up and sent by God.
Verse 28. Cut off - There is no believing them in any thing they say.
Verse 29. Cut off thine hair - This was an usual token of sorrow among
the Jews. On high places - Upon the high places where thou
wentest a whoring from me. The generation - A generation
destined to the wrath of God.
Verse 30. In the house - It was not enough to have their idols abroad in
the hills and groves, but they must bring them into God's house.
Verse 31. Tophet - It comes from Toph, a drum, because they beat
drums to drown the children's screeches, when they burnt them in
sacrifice upon the altars, called here high places, to Moloch.
Tophet was situate in a pleasant valley near Jerusalem, a place in
the possession of the children of one Hinnom, Josh. xv, 8.
Chapter 7:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 isaiah lamentations
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