Jeremiah 9:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them. ”

Jeremiah 9:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length. Jeremiah 9:10 The habitations i. e - the temporary encampments of the shepherds (see...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Faithlessness and its Retribution: the Dirge of Death. The humblest caravanserai would be preferable to life among these evil men, with their calumnies and the unfaithful use of power by those in a...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Speak. This shows that Jerome's Hebrew text was unpointed, for he read d-b-r as deber = pestilence, instead of dabar = word, or dabber = speak. open field. Some codices, with one early p...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Though Jeremiah continues the same subject, he yet introduces a preface, — that he had been commanded to declare what he says here; for on account of the strangeness of the event, the prophecy...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them . And as the handful after the harves...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Speak, Thus, &c.— For it shall come to pass, saith the Lord, that the carcases, &c. Houb. And as the handful after the harvest-man — Behind the reaper. This alludes to the manner o...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them. Thus saith the Lord - continu...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-22. The prophet continues his lament. The impending doom.
Jeremiah 9:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Speak, Thus saith the Lord. — The abrupt opening indicates a new prediction, coming to him unbidden, which he is constrained to utter as a message from Jehovah. As the handful. — The reaper gath...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 8:1-22 ; Jeremiah 9:1-26 ; Jeremiah 10:1-25 ; Jeremiah 26:1-24 In the four Chapter s which we are now to consider we have what is plainly a finished whole. The only possible exception...
Jeremiah 9:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In answer to his own question, Jeremiah sighed for some adequate means of expressing the anguish of his heart, and then for escape to some lonely place in the wilderness. All this was in the nature o...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Perhaps these mourning women means true weepers, and the cunning women those which were counterfeit. And the counterfeit would have found cause to change their cries into real sorrow, had they forese...
Jeremiah 9:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Speak, thus saith the Lord ,.... These are the words of the Lord to Jeremiah, to go on with his prophecy in his name; so the Targum, "prophesy, thus saith the Lord:'' even the carcasses of men sh...
Jeremiah 9:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather [them]. Ver. 22. Speak, Thus saith the L...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Punishment Predicted. B. C. 606. 12 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? a...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Speak, Thus saith the Lord; lest they should think these things would never be, cease not to tell them from me that they shall certainly come to pass, viz. what was said before, and what is said no...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Those Who Are Truly Wise Will Know The Truth About God And Will Thus Understand Why He Acts Like He Does In Bringing Final Judgment On Judah ( Jeremiah 9:12-26 ). The passage commences by asking w...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES. For Chronology and History, see chap. 7. 1. Geographical References. Jeremiah 9:26 . “ Egypt .” sit. on N.E. angle of Africa; a vast plain; in general features it m...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 9:1 . Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Jeremiah foresaw that the Chaldeans woul...
Jeremiah 9:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 9:2 . Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodgingplace of wayfaring men. In countries where the peasantry are very poor, travellers provide for themselves as they can. Even in Spain many of...
Jeremiah 9:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Jeremiah 9:1 The Hebrew more correctly attaches this verse to Jeremiah 8:1-24 . Oh that my head were waters , etc.! A quaint conceit, it may be said. But "if we have been going...
Jeremiah 9:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Desolation of the Land
Jeremiah 9:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 9:37 ; Isaiah 5:25 ; Jeremiah 16:4 ; Jeremiah 25:33 ; Jeremiah 7:33 ; Jeremiah 8:2 ; Psalms 83:10 ; Zephaniah 1:17
Jeremiah 9:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

As the handful — They shall be no more regarded than a few scattered ears that drop out of the reapers hand, which either lie on the ground and are eaten by birds, or trod to dirt by beasts. None —...

Jeremiah 9:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 9:22 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 9:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 9:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 9:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 9:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 9:22 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 9:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 9:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 9:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 9:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 9:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes