repented
( See Scofield) - (Zechariah 8:14)_.
In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jeremiah 20:13 , followed neverthele...
And let that man be as the (i) cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noon;...
The Prophet's Troubles, Hopes, and Dark Despair. In passionate protest against his lot (possibly occasioned by the incident just related) Jeremiah...
as the cities, &c. Reference to Pentateuch ( Genesis 19:24 ). cry: of the besieged for help. Compare Exodus 32 . shouting: of the besiegers...
And he adds, Who with joy made him joyful We see, as it is commonly said, how he mingles heaven and earth; for had it been in his power, whe...
And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;...
Let him hear the cry.—and the shouting— An outcry—and the alarm of war, &c. Houbigant reads, Let him hear a cry in the morning, and vocifera...
Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. The contrast between the spirit of this passage an...
1-6. Pashur's act and Jeremiah's reply.
The cry.. the shouting ] of war and trouble. Jeremiah's Eleventh Prophecy (Reign of Jehoiakim). Prophecies Illustrated from the Work of the Potter...
The cities which the Lord overthrew. — The verb is the same as that used in Genesis 19:29 , and the reference is clearly to the “cities of the pla...
CHAPTER XIII JEREMIAH UNDER PERSECUTION Jeremiah 20:1-18 THE prophet has now to endure something more than a scornful rejection of his message...
The story of the persecution which this action stirred up against him follows. Pashur heard the prophecy, and, smiting the prophet, arrested and impr...
So great a contrast there is between the last verse of the preceding paragraph and the beginning of this, that I cannot but suppose the Prophet is no...
And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew ,.... In his fury, as the Targum and Septuagint add. Meaning the cities of Sodom and Gomo...
Cursed be the man , &c. As in the forms of rejoicing upon a birth-day they blessed every person and thing concerned in the birth, and said, Ble...
The Prophet's Impatient Appeal. B. C. 600....
By the cities he means those cities mentioned Genesis 19:25 , Sodom and Gomorrah; by the cry in the morning and shouting at noon, he means the...
Jeremiah Curses The Day Of His Birth ( Jeremiah 20:14-18 ). This passage closes off the section with a heart rending call by Jeremiah that the day...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter . With chap. 20 the first section of this book closes. Probably this was Jeremiah’s last...
Jeremiah 20:3 . The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, which signifies security or increase; but Magormissabib, a terror on every side, or te...
An my familiars watched for my halting. Pathetic experiences In these verses we have two distinct aspects of human experience. Within this brie...
EXPOSITION Jeremiah 20:1 The continuation of the preceding narrative. Pashur the son of Trainer. This man belonged to the sixteenth of th...
The Prophet's Joy and Sorrow
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born unto thee, making him very glad, for the birth of a boy was a very ha...
2 Peter 2:6 ; Amos 1:14 ; Amos 2:2 ; Amos 4:11 ; Deuteronomy 29:23 ; Ezekiel 21:22 ; Genesis 19:24 ; Genesis 19:25 ; Hosea 10:14 ; Hosea 11...
The cities — Sodom and Gomorrah; by the cry in the morning and shouting at noon, he means the shouts and noises that enemies make when they break i...
16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;