Jeremiah 12:4

How long... ? Figure of speech Erotesis.

wickedness. lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Hebrew divides this verse differently. “How long shall the land mourn, and the herb of the whole field wither? Because of the wickedness of the...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it? the beasts are consumed, and the bir...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Problem of Unrighteous Prosperity. Jeremiah raises (for the first time in Hebrew literature) the problem of the prosperity of the unrighteous,...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah confirms the former sentence and more strongly reproves the Jews, who still continued obstinately to despise what he had said: “What d...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the b...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-4. The prosperity of the wicked perplexes Jeremiah.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A drought has been sent in punishment. He shall not see, etc.] Jeremiah's denunciations are derided by his enemies. 5, 6. God's answer to the pr...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

How long shall the land mourn... — The Hebrew punctuation gives a different division, How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole fi...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Now we hear the prophet as he appealed to Jehovah to be his Defender, and. finally, we hear the divine determination. concerning his evil neighbors....
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I venture to look far beyond Jeremiah and all his personal troubles, in what is here said. Who indeed, but must eye Jesus, in what is here said of hi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

How long shall the land mourn ,.... The land of Judea, being desolate, and bringing forth no fruit, through the long drought that had been upon it:...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the b...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

How long shall the land mourn? As it doth under thy judgments inflicted upon it; for the wickedness of them that dwell therein Lord, shall they t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The prophet seems to give a reason of his former passion and prayer against those wicked men he before reflected on, because they were the cause of t...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah Questions The Delay In The Punishment And Asks Why The Wicked Continue To Prosper, Seeking God's Judgment On Them ( Jeremiah 12:1-4 ). J...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the chapter. See on chap. 11, Bleek’s theory; for which there is a weight of argument. All commenta...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 12:4 . He shall not see our last end. This is sadducean language, as Psalms 104:5 . “The Lord will not see, neither will the God of Jaco...
The Biblical Illustrator

Righteous art Thou, O Lord, when I plead with Thee. Communion with God in affliction I. Why God sees fit to afflict His children by the dispens...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Jeremiah 12:1 Painfully exercised by the mysteries of the Divine government, the prophet opens his grief to Jehovah. Righteous a...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Conspiracy in the Prophet's own Family
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

How long shall the land mourn and the herbs of every field, of the entire cultivated plain, wither? For the wickedness of them that dwell therein th...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He — They were bold to say, neither the prophet nor any other should see their last end.

⁴ How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 12:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 12:4