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Jeremiah 6:1 open_in_new
children. sons.
Benjamin. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), for the whole of Judah, on account of their close connection with the Gibeathites (Judges 19:16; Hosea 9:9; Hosea 10:9).
flee out. In Jeremiah 4:6 it was "flee to". Now Jerusalem itself is to be taken.
blow... Tekoa. Figure of speech Paronomasia (App-6), for emphasis. Hebrew. bithko'ah... tik'u.
Tekoa. Now Khan Teku'a, five miles south of Bethlehem, ten from Jerusalem.
a sign of Are. a fire-signal.
Beth-haccerem. house of the vineyards. Not identified. Conder suggests such. house at 'Ain Karim.
evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44.
north. Because the armies from Assyria entered the land from the north. See note on Jeremiah 3:12.
destruction. fracture, or damage, as in Jeremiah 6:14.
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Jeremiah 6:2 open_in_new
daughter. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the helpless inhabitants.
woman. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:56). App-92.
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Jeremiah 6:3 open_in_new
shepherds: i.e. the Chaldean armies. See Jeremiah 3:15,
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Jeremiah 6:4 open_in_new
Prepare, &c.. Prosecute. holy war.
at noon. In the heat of the day, when most are resting. Compare Jeremiah 15:8; Song of Solomon 1:7; Isaiah 32:2. See 2 Samuel 4:5.
Woe unto us, &c. See note on Jeremiah 15:8.
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Jeremiah 6:6 open_in_new
the LORD of hosts. Jehovah Zebbaioth, the first of thirtynine occurrences of this title in Jeremiah (Jeremiah 6:6; Jeremiah 6:9; Jeremiah 8:3; Jeremiah 9:7; Jeremiah 9:17; Jeremiah 10:16; Jeremiah 11:17; Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 11:22; Jeremiah 19:11; Jeremiah 20:12; Jeremiah 23:15, &c.)
cast. mount. pour out: i.e. the earth from baskets to make. mount.
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Jeremiah 6:7 open_in_new
fountain. Hebrew. bor. a well, bored or hewn out. Compare 2 Samuel 23:15; 2 Samuel 23:16; 1 Chronicles 11:17. See note on Genesis 21:19.
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Jeremiah 6:8 open_in_new
My soul. I myself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
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Jeremiah 6:9 open_in_new
as. vine. Here, and in Jeremiah 8:13, one Codex (Harley, 5720, B. M., Lond.) reads, "on the vine".
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Jeremiah 6:10 open_in_new
give warning. testify.
ear is uncircumcised. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:12; Exodus 6:30; Leviticus 26:41). Figure of speech Catachresis (App-6). An ear not brought into the covenant.
a reproach. Note the fate of Jehovah's word in the down-grade of Jeremiah's days. in Jeremiah 6:10. reproach; in Jeremiah 8:9, rejected; in Jeremiah 17:15, scoffed at; in Jeremiah 23:36, perverted.
they. So the Mugah Codex quoted in the Massorah. But other codices, with three early printed editions, read "and they".
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Jeremiah 6:11 open_in_new
children. a young child. Hebrew. 'ul.
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Jeremiah 6:12 open_in_new
turned unto others. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:30).
saith the LORD. [is] Jehovah's oracle.
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Jeremiah 6:13 open_in_new
covetousness. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 18:21). App-92.
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Jeremiah 6:14 open_in_new
hurt. Same word as "destruction" (Jeremiah 6:1).
of the daughter. Some codices, with four early printed editions, read these words in the text.
Peace, peace. Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), for emphasis. See note on Isaiah 26:3.
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Jeremiah 6:15 open_in_new
could they. knew they how to.
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Jeremiah 6:16 open_in_new
Stand ye, &c.. gracious appeal to avoid the threatened calamity, as in Jeremiah 2:2.
old paths. Compare Jeremiah 18:15.
good. right.
find rest. Compare Matthew 11:29; Matthew 11:30. where. like invitation and promise is given to those who will "learn". Following likewise on. preceding threatening of judgment. Compare Deuteronomy 28:65.
your souls. yourselves (emphatic). Hebrew. nephesh.
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Jeremiah 6:17 open_in_new
Hearken. Give ye heed. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "And (therefore) give ye heed".
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Jeremiah 6:18 open_in_new
congregation. assembly (in its civil aspect). Hebrew. 'edah,. technical Pentateuchal word. First occurrence in Exodus 12:3; Exodus 12:6; Exodus 12:19; Exodus 12:47. Used technically of Israel, fifteen times in Exodus; twelve in Leviticus; eighty-three times in Numbers. Found in the prophets only here; Jeremiah 30:20. and Hosea 7:12 (reference to Pentateuch) App-92.
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Jeremiah 6:19 open_in_new
evil. calamity. Hebrew. ra'a'.
My law. Reference to Pentateuch. Note that "words" and "law" are put alternatively.
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Jeremiah 6:20 open_in_new
incense. frankincense. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6, ror the whole incense of which it was an ingredient.
Sheba. In the south of Arabia.
not acceptable. Compare Isaiah 1:11-15.
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Jeremiah 6:21 open_in_new
tower. watchtower; or, an assayer.
try. assay (as an assayer of metals).
way. Some codices read "heart".
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Jeremiah 6:22 open_in_new
the sides, &c. Idiom for. great distance.
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Jeremiah 6:23 open_in_new
roareth. will roar. Compare Isaiah 5:29; Isaiah 5:30. Compare Isaiah 5:29-30.
men. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14
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Jeremiah 6:25 open_in_new
fear is on every side. terror is round about. Compare Jeremiah 20:3; Jeremiah 20:10; Jeremiah 46:5; Jeremiah 49:29; Lamentations 2:22.
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Jeremiah 6:26 open_in_new
and. Some codices, with five early printed editions, omit this "and".
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Jeremiah 6:28 open_in_new
brass and iron. Not silver and gold. Compare Ezekiel 22:18.
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Jeremiah 6:29 open_in_new
founder melteth. refiner refineth.
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Jeremiah 6:30 open_in_new
Reprobate... rejected. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia (App-6). Hebrew. nim'as... ma'as: i.e. rejected (silver)... rejected (them). Compare Isaiah 1:22.Ezekiel 22:18.