Major Prophets Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. i. “So he asks God, instead of smiting his own children, to smite his enemies, and knowing what we do about the Babylonians, we do not wonder that Jeremiah put up such a prayer as that.” (Spurgeon), ii. c. For the customs of the people are futile; for one cuts a tree from the forest…they decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple: Jeremiah described the pagan custom of cutting a tree, setting it in a special place, decorating it, and worshipping it. HENDERSON translates, "Gather up thy packages from the ground." A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine: “Rendered literally as an instruction of vanities is the tree itself. i. “The signs of the heavens referred to are not the sun, moon, and stars, or signs of the zodiac, meant by God to be signs (Genesis 1:14), but unusual phenomenon like eclipses, comets, and meteors, which were supposed to portend extraordinary events.” (Feinberg). The New Testament 2. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. -------------------- 14. in his knowledge--"is rendered brutish by his skill," namely, in idol-making ( Jeremiah 10:8 Jeremiah 10:9 ). Thank you for registering. The various articles, in this view, are supposed to be lying about in confusion on the ground during the siege. -------------------- In Jeremiah 1:3 it is said that Jeremiah heard the divine word during the reign of King Josiah, Johiakim, and … Continue reading "Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4-10; 7:1-11" Every chapter of the Bible in 140 characters or less. Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point 2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.. 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the … Historical Books Therefore they shall not prosper, Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing. To make the cities of Judah desolate, a den of jackals. EICHORN thinks the reference here to be to some celestial portent which had appeared at that time, causing the Jews' dismay. Proud member -------------------- Yet, it’s difficult to read this description and condemnation of an ancient pagan custom and not immediately think of the custom of the Christmas tree as practiced in the modern Christian world. The antithesis is between the voice of God in His prophets to whom they turned a deaf ear, and the cry of the enemy, a new teacher, whom they must hear [CALVIN]. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed “Why did so easy a target as idolatry need so many attacks in the Old Testament? And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; i. “Jerusalem is personified as a tent-dwelling mother, bereft of her children.” (Cundall). Minor Prophets . Literally, "At the voice of His giving forth," that is, when He thunders. They must be carried, GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, The Whole Bible The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth: In the contrast between Yahweh and the idols, Yahweh pronounced the doom of the pagan gods. Pentateuch Do not learn the way of the Gentiles: At the end of Jeremiah 9, God pointed out that His people were like the uncircumcised nations in their lack of knowing God and their wicked conduct. (21-28) And threatens vengeance. ROSENMULLER, for "fortress," translates, "siege," that is, the besieged city. EICHORN thinks the reference here to be to some celestial portent which had appeared at that time, causing the Jews' dismay. . Passwords should have at least 6 characters. As the Septuagint in the Syrian Hexapla in the Margin, THEODOTUS, the Syrian and Chaldee versions have "Ophir," GESENIUS thinks "Uphaz" a colloquial corruption (one letter only being changed) for "Ophir." living God--( John 5:26 , 1 Timothy 6:17 ). "And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. 17. wares--thine effects or movable goods ( Ezekiel 12:3 ). And I must bear it." 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For He is the Maker of all things, “The prophet’s final word on idols is that they are not only worthless, but also a work of mockery, worthy only of being ridiculed.” (Feinberg). The Whole Bible Psalms 79:6 Psalms 79:7 , a psalm to be referred to the time of the captivity, its composer probably repeated this from Jeremiah. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. 30:20), noting their deep hypocrisy. “Tarshish was the westward limit of the ancient world, perhaps Tartessus in Spain….Uphaz is unknown as a location, and may instead be a metallurgical term for ‘refined gold. My wound is severe. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible Everything connected with idols is the result of human effort. c. At His wrath the earth will tremble, and the nations will not be able to endure His indignation: The gods of the nations were nothing; the projections of the corrupt imaginations of men. -------------------- General Epistles They would be cast out of the land. But the Lord is the true God, At His wrath the earth will tremble, and the nations will not be able to endure His indignation, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth, Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge, I will throw out at this time the inhabitants of the land, Woe is me for my hurt! in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point b. Uphaz--( Daniel 10:5 ). The greatness of Yahweh over all the idols. Prophets At His wrath the earth will tremble, Continuation of Jeremiah 10:10 , after the interruption of the thread of the discourse in Jeremiah 10:11 ( Psalms 136:5 Psalms 136:6 ). 9. And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion. b. 1. Watch our overview video on the book of Jeremiah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. For his molded image is falsehood, direct . Confidence in the temple is vain. And there is no breath in them. For the customs of the peoples are futile; For thus says the Lord: Ver. Do not learn the way of the Gentiles: “The verb learn (Hebrew tilmadu) may have overtones of ‘becoming a disciple.’ Hence one translation is, ‘Do not be disciples of the religion of the nations. Poetical Books He makes lightning for the rain, Wisdom Literature The Old Testament Pentateuch Wisdom Literature Man divests himself of his true humanity, and sinks to the level of the brute, when he severs his connection with God ( Psalms 115:8 , Jonah 2:8 ). . (1-2) Jeremiah – God’s spokesman in the stocks. Jeremiah 10:10 "But the LORD [is] the true God, he [is] the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation." Wisdom Literature Judea bewails its calamity. God Calls Jeremiah In Jeremiah Chapter … The point of comparison between the idol and the palm is in the pillar-like uprightness of the latter, it having no branches except at the top. Jeremiah 15:10-21 – More Laments from Jeremiah Summary Jeremiah voices two laments to God that suggest a crisis of calling for Jeremiah (15:10, 15-18), and God responds to each (15:11-14, 19-21). Ver. I summarised the Bible on Twitter between Aug 2010 and Nov 2013 - one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point God co… God tells Israel not to follow the ways of foreign nations or check their horoscopes. '” (Thompson), ii. Jeremiah is a prophetic book that reports the ministry of the prophet Jeremiah to the people of Israel both before (primarily) and after the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians in 587 B.C.E. way of man not in himself--( Proverbs 16:1 , 20:24 , James 4:13 James 4:14 ). 3 This is what the Lord says: Do what … Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. And on the families who do not call on Your name; . As for the idols, they spared no expense in decorating them; blue and purple are their clothing: “These were the most precious dyes; very rare, and of high price.” (Clarke). Luke-Acts Jeremiah contains a considerable amount of material of a biographical and historical nature in addition to the prophet's own words. Every chapter of the Bible in 140 characters or less. As He is their portion, so are they His portion ( Deuteronomy 32:9 ). “A man’s ‘portion’ referred to some possession that belonged to him.” (Thompson). do good--( Isaiah 41:23 ). During the 13th year of the reign of King Josiah of Judah, the Lord selected him to act as His prophet and he served in that role for many years. The prayer is filled with pain and distress. With the single exception of the Book of Isaiah, which contains the works of more than one prophet, the Book of Jeremiah is the longest of the prophetic books of the Old Testament. -------------------- -------------------- Historical Books Or set up my curtains. Jeremiah 10:13 When he uttereth his voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. know thee . It was an old Greek saying: "Whoever thinks himself a god besides the one God, let him make another world" ( Psalms 96:5 ). They decorate it with silver and gold; Jeremiah 20 – Jeremiah in the Stocks A. Jeremiah struck and in the stocks. "The land" is the champaign region opposed to the "fortified" cities. Israel--the Jews, the surviving representatives of the nation.. 2. The work of the craftsman Jeremiah read a scroll of his collected prophecies to the new king Jehoiakim – and the king took the scroll, cut it in pieces, and threw it in the fire (Jeremiah 36:22-23). (1-16) The provocation by persisting in idolatry. Reading the call of Jeremiah in Jeremiah1:4-10 together with the opening verses of the book (vs 1-3), offers the reader insight into the particular moment in time that Jeremiah is called to be God’s prophet. Minor Prophets And of the hands of the metalsmith; Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the customs of the people are futile; for one cuts a tree from the forest…they decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple, Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, nor can they do any good, Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord, They are all the work of skillful men. steps--to give a prosperous issue to ( Psalms 73:23 ). (Jer 10:19-20) A prayer in the voice of those under the Babylonian invasion. In contrast to dead idols. My tent is plundered, The "fortress" being taken, the whole "land" will share the disaster. -------------------- The line in Jeremiah 10:5. Major Prophets God will cast Judah out of the land that fast, that hard, and that far. Therefore they shall not prosper, and their flocks shall be scattered: The unfaithfulness of the shepherds meant trouble for them, and for the people they were supposed to faithfully lead. But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven : Through the use of astrology, ancient people often discerned signs and warnings from the sky, seeing fearful things in the signs of heaven . And will distress them, HEEREN thinks Ophir the general name for the rich countries of the south, on the Arabian, African, and Indian coasts; just as our term, East Indies. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. The leaders of Judah – both spiritual and political – did not seek the Lord. i. “We must avoid generalizing too widely, but on the whole, it is incontestable that a dwindling flock and waning cause point to prayerlessness perhaps on the part of the members, but almost certainly on the part of the shepherd himself.” (Meyer). God calls, the prophet objects, God assures (often through a specific action–here, the touching of Jeremiah’s mouth) and then commissions. THE PROPHET'S LAMENTATION AND PRAYER. Salem Media Group. . “Man seems to control his own progress, but the fact is that man, vitiated by sin, is incapable of achieving his own true destiny. neither . Though thou now seemest to inhabit an impregnable fortress, thou shalt have to remove. But the Lord is the true God; 15. errors--deceptions; from a Hebrew root, "to stutter"; then meaning "to mock." Gather up your wares from the land, The pagan gods are altogether dull-hearted and foolish. 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