Jeremiah 5:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Let us now fear the Lord— The vicissitudes of seasons, of cold and heat, of drought and moisture, so wisely fitted for the growth of the fruits of the earth, and other uses of human life, are so remarkable a proof of the being of a God, and his providence, as to be obvious to the meanest capacity; and on this account they are frequently insisted on by the inspired writers. The prophet seems here to have had an eye to the sanction of the law, Leviticus 26:4. The former rain fell just after sowing-time; the latter rain was just before harvest, to plump and fill the ears; and is called by Joel the latter rain of the first month, at which time the harvest begun. In chap. Jeremiah 8:13; Jeremiah 8:20 and Jeremiah 14:1; Jeremiah 14:18 the prophet speaks of a dearth that happened before the siege of Jerusalem; which, says Calmet, is different from that here spoken of; though some are of a contrary opinion, and imagine that one and the same dearth is referred to in these different places. See Calmet, and Taylor's Script. Vind. p. 341.