Jeremiah 8
Overview
8:1 The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive;
8:4 He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency;
8:13 He shews their grievous judgment;
8:18 and bewails their desperate estate. Verse 1Jeremiah 7:32-34; 1 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 23:16, 23:20; 2 Chronicles 34:4, 34:5; Ezekiel 6:5, 37:1; Amos 2:1ReciprocalGenesis 15:15 - buried; Leviticus 26:30 - I will destroy; Deuteronomy 28:26 - General; 2 Kings 23:5 - all the host; 23:14 - the bones of men; Nehemiah 9:32 - on our kings; Psalm 79:3 - and there; Isaiah 14:19 - thou; 34:3 - slain; Jeremiah 7:33 - General; 16:4 - as dung; Ezekiel 6:4 - and I; Amos 4:10 - the stink Verse 2and allJeremiah 19:13, 44:17-19; Deuteronomy 4:19, 17:3; 2 Kings 17:16, 21:3, 21:5, 23:5; 2 Chronicles 33:3-5; Ezekiel 8:16; Zephaniah 1:5; Acts 7:42 they shall beJeremiah 9:22, 16:4, 22:19, 36:30; 2 Kings 9:36, 9:37; Psalm 83:10; Ecclesiastes 6:3; Zephaniah 1:17ReciprocalGenesis 2:1 - host; 15:15 - buried; 48:15 - did walk; Exodus 23:25 - And ye; 1 Kings 14:10 - as a man taketh; 18:15 - of hosts liveth; 2 Kings 23:14 - the bones of men; 2 Chronicles 34:5 - he; Job 20:7 - perish; 27:19 - gathered; 31:26 - beheld; Psalm 33:6 - the host; 79:3 - and there; Isaiah 5:25 - torn; 14:19 - thou; 34:3 - slain; Jeremiah 7:33 - General; 16:11 - walked; 19:7 - and their; 25:33 - they shall not; Ezekiel 6:4 - and I; 29:5 - I will leave; 32:4 - General; 39:5 - open field; Amos 2:4 - after; 4:10 - the stink; Malachi 2:3 - spread Verse 3deathJeremiah 20:14-18; 1 Kings 19:4; Job 3:20-22, 7:15, 7:16; Jonah 4:3; Revelation 6:16, 9:6 in allJeremiah 23:3, 23:8, 29:14, 29:28, 32:36, 32:37, 40:12; Deuteronomy 30:1, 30:4; Daniel 9:7ReciprocalIsaiah 15:4 - his; 24:17 - and the pit; Amos 3:1 - against; Micah 2:3 - this family Verse 4MoreoverBlayney justly observes, that the change of speakers here requires to be carefully attended to. The prophet first, in the name of God, reproves the people, and threatens them with grievous calamities, Jeremiah 8:4-13. Then, apostrophising his countrymen, he advises them to retire with him to some fortified city, 8:14-16. God then threatens to bring foes against them, that are irresistible, 8:17. The prophet next commiserates the daughter of his people, who is heard bewailing her forlorn case; whilst the voice of God breaks in upon her complaints, and shows that all this ruin is brought upon her by her infidelities, 8:18-20. The prophet regrets that her wounds had not been healed, and laments over her slain, 8:21; 9:1.Shall theyProverbs 24:16; Hosea 14:1; Amos 5:2; Micah 7:8 turnJeremiah 3:1, 3:22, 4:1, 23:14, 36:3; 1 Kings 8:38; Isaiah 44:22, 55:7; Ezekiel 18:23; Hosea 6:1, 7:10ReciprocalPsalm 119:59 - turned; Isaiah 24:20 - and it; Jeremiah 15:7 - since; 31:22 - backsliding; Hosea 11:5 - because; Haggai 2:17 - yet; Luke 15:15 - he went; Revelation 2:21 - space; 9:20 - yet Verse 5sliddenJeremiah 2:32, 3:11-14, 7:24-26; Hosea 4:16, 11:7 they holdJeremiah 9:6; Proverbs 4:13; Isaiah 30:10, 44:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12; Revelation 2:25 they refuseJeremiah 5:3; Isaiah 1:20; Zechariah 7:11; John 5:40; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalExodus 7:14 - he refuseth; Psalm 53:3 - Every; Proverbs 14:14 - backslider; Isaiah 5:18 - draw; Jeremiah 2:19 - and thy; 8:19 - Why; 13:10 - evil; 14:10 - have they; 15:6 - thou art; 15:7 - since; Ezekiel 5:6 - for they; 14:6 - Repent; Daniel 9:11 - all; Hosea 7:10 - and they; Amos 4:6 - yet Verse 6hearkenedJob 33:27, 33:28; Psalm 14:2; Isaiah 30:18; Malachi 3:16; 2 Peter 3:9 noJeremiah 5:1; Isaiah 59:16; Ezekiel 22:30; Micah 7:2 sayingJob 10:2; Ezekiel 18:28; Haggai 1:5, 1:7; Luke 15:17-19 asJeremiah 2:24, 2:25; Job 39:19-25ReciprocalGenesis 8:21 - the imagination; Job 39:21 - he goeth; Psalm 32:9 - no; 36:4 - setteth; 53:3 - Every; 94:8 - brutish; Isaiah 50:2 - when I came; Jeremiah 8:19 - Why; 23:25 - heard; 44:16 - we; Ezekiel 14:6 - Repent; 18:14 - considereth; Hosea 7:10 - and they; Zephaniah 3:7 - Surely; Matthew 11:20 - because Verse 7storkProverbs 6:6-8; Isaiah 1:3 turtleSong of Songs 2:12 peopleJeremiah 5:4; Isaiah 1:3, 5:12 knowJeremiah 5:4, 5:5ReciprocalGenesis 7:9 - General; Numbers 22:23 - the ass turned; Job 12:7 - But ask; 39:13 - wings and feathers unto the; 39:26 - stretch; Psalm 32:9 - no; 104:17 - as for; Proverbs 1:17 - in vain; 13:23 - destroyed; Isaiah 5:13 - because; 27:11 - for it is; 29:14 - for the wisdom; Jeremiah 4:22 - For my; 5:21 - O foolish; Hosea 4:6 - My people; Matthew 21:27 - We cannot tell; Mark 11:33 - We; 12:24 - Do; Luke 20:7 - that Verse 8WeJob 5:12, 5:13, 11:12, 12:20; John 9:41; Romans 1:22, 2:17-29; 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 the lawPsalm 147:19; Hosea 8:12 LoMatthew 15:6 in vainetc. or, the false pen of the scribes worketh for falsehood, Proverbs 17:6; Isaiah 10:1, 10:2Reciprocal2 Samuel 15:31 - turn the counsel; 1 Chronicles 2:55 - the scribes; 2 Chronicles 34:13 - scribes; 34:14 - the law; Ezra 7:6 - scribe; Nehemiah 8:1 - Ezra; Psalm 119:99 - than all; 119:100 - because; 119:126 - they; Jeremiah 2:8 - and they that; 48:14 - How; Hosea 4:6 - because; Matthew 2:4 - scribes; 6:23 - If; Mark 7:13 - the word; Luke 7:30 - rejected; 11:35 - General; John 3:10 - Art; Romans 2:23 - that makest; 3:31 - do we; 1 Corinthians 4:10 - are wise; 2 Corinthians 6:1 - ye; Galatians 2:21 - Christ; 1 Timothy 1:7 - understanding Verse 9The wise men areor, Have they been, etc. Jeremiah 6:15, 49:7; Job 5:12; Isaiah 19:11; Ezekiel 7:26; 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 loDeuteronomy 4:6; Psalm 19:7, 119:98-100; Isaiah 8:20; 1 Corinthians 1:18-29; 2 Timothy 3:15 what wisdomHeb. the wisdom of what thing, etcReciprocalDeuteronomy 32:28 - General; 2 Samuel 15:31 - turn the counsel; 16:23 - all the counsel; 2 Kings 17:15 - they rejected; Nehemiah 8:1 - Ezra; Psalm 50:17 - castest; 119:99 - than all; 119:100 - because; Proverbs 1:30 - General; 14:6 - scorner; Isaiah 5:24 - cast away; Jeremiah 2:8 - and they that; 6:19 - nor to; 10:21 - the pastors; 50:35 - her wise men; Ezekiel 28:17 - thou hast; Hosea 4:6 - because; Amos 2:4 - because; Matthew 6:23 - If; 7:26 - doeth; Mark 7:13 - the word; Luke 11:35 - General; John 3:10 - Art; 5:39 - Search; Romans 1:22 - General; 2:23 - that makest; 3:31 - do we; 1 Corinthians 1:19 - General; 4:10 - are wise; 1 Timothy 1:7 - understanding Verse 10will IJeremiah 6:12; Deuteronomy 28:30-32; Amos 5:11; Zephaniah 1:13 forJeremiah 6:13; Isaiah 56:10-12; Ezekiel 33:31; Micah 3:5, 3:11; Titus 1:7, 1:11; 2 Peter 2:1-3 from the prophetJeremiah 5:31, 23:11-17, 23:25, 23:26, 32:32; Isaiah 28:7; Lamentations 4:13; Ezekiel 22:27, 22:28Reciprocal1 Kings 22:6 - Go up; 2 Chronicles 18:5 - Go up; Job 31:10 - and let; Proverbs 24:24 - that; Isaiah 30:10 - speak; 57:17 - the iniquity; Jeremiah 2:8 - priests; 7:8 - ye trust; 11:9 - General; 14:18 - yea; 20:6 - thy friends; 27:15 - ye; 42:1 - from; Lamentations 2:14 - prophets; Ezekiel 13:2 - prophesy against; Hosea 4:5 - and the prophet; 4:9 - like people; Micah 2:11 - I will; 7:3 - the prince; Zephaniah 3:4 - light; Zechariah 13:2 - cause; Malachi 1:10 - even; Luke 16:14 - who; Acts 8:10 - from; Romans 16:18 - by; Ephesians 5:3 - covetousness; 1 Thessalonians 2:5 - a cloak; 1 Timothy 3:3 - not covetous; 6:5 - supposing; 1 Peter 5:2 - not for; 2 Peter 2:3 - through Verse 11theyJeremiah 6:14, 14:14, 14:15, 27:9, 27:10, 28:3-9; 1 Kings 22:6, 22:13; Lamentations 2:14; Ezekiel 13:10-16, 13:22; Micah 2:11Reciprocal2 Chronicles 18:5 - Go up; Proverbs 24:24 - that; Isaiah 30:10 - speak; Jeremiah 2:8 - priests; 4:10 - Ye shall have; 14:13 - behold; 20:6 - thy friends; 23:17 - Ye; 28:9 - which; 37:19 - your; Ezekiel 13:16 - see visions; 14:10 - the punishment; 22:28 - prophets; 33:8 - if thou; Hosea 9:7 - the prophet; Micah 2:6 - that they; Zechariah 10:2 - they comfort; Romans 16:18 - by Verse 12ashamed whenJeremiah 3:3, 6:15; Psalm 52:1, 52:7; Isaiah 3:9; Zephaniah 3:5; Philippians 3:19 thereforeIsaiah 9:13-17, 24:2; Ezekiel 22:25-31; Hosea 4:5, 4:6 in theDeuteronomy 32:35; Hosea 5:9ReciprocalGenesis 19:9 - Stand; 19:34 - General; Numbers 25:6 - in the sight of Moses; 1 Samuel 2:23 - by all; 2 Samuel 13:4 - from day to day; 14:32 - if there; 16:22 - went in; 2 Chronicles 33:23 - humbled; Ezra 9:6 - I am ashamed; Proverbs 21:29 - hardeneth; Jeremiah 2:34 - I; 6:14 - healed; 10:15 - in the; 11:23 - the year; 14:15 - Sword and famine shall not; 18:23 - in the; 23:2 - I; 44:10 - are not; 44:16 - we; 48:44 - the year; Ezekiel 2:4 - they; 13:14 - ye shall be; 14:10 - the punishment; 21:24 - your transgressions; 23:18 - discovered; 33:8 - if thou; Micah 2:6 - that they; 7:4 - thy; Malachi 2:14 - Wherefore; 3:13 - What; Matthew 15:14 - And if; Luke 6:39 - shall; John 18:5 - stood; Acts 23:14 - General; Romans 6:21 - whereof Verse 13I will surely consumeor, In gathering I will consume, Isaiah 24:21, 24:22; Ezekiel 22:19-21, 24:3-11 thereLeviticus 26:20; Deuteronomy 28:39-42; Isaiah 5:4-6, 5:10; Hosea 2:8, 2:9; Joel 1:7, 1:10-12; Habakkuk 3:17; Haggai 1:11, 2:17; Matthew 21:19; Luke 13:6-9 the leafJeremiah 17:8; Psalm 1:3, 1:4; James 1:11ReciprocalIsaiah 32:10 - for; Ezekiel 33:8 - O wicked; Malachi 3:11 - neither Verse 14do2 Kings 7:3, 7:4 enterJeremiah 4:5, 4:6, 35:11; 2 Samuel 20:6 be silentLeviticus 10:3; Psalm 39:2; Lamentations 3:27, 3:28; Amos 6:10; Habakkuk 2:20; Zechariah 2:13 waterJeremiah 9:15, 23:15; Numbers 5:18-24; Deuteronomy 32:32; Psalm 69:21; Lamentations 3:19; Matthew 27:34 gallor, poisonReciprocalGenesis 42:1 - Why do ye; Deuteronomy 32:33 - the poison; Joshua 10:19 - suffer them; 10:20 - fenced cities; 1 Samuel 2:9 - be silent; Ecclesiastes 3:7 - time to keep; Jeremiah 6:25 - Go not; 8:4 - Moreover; 34:7 - fought against; Lamentations 2:10 - and keep; 3:5 - gall; Nahum 3:11 - thou also; Zechariah 12:2 - trembling; Acts 22:16 - why Verse 15Jeremiah 4:10, 14:19; Micah 1:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:3ReciprocalJob 3:9 - look for light; 30:26 - When I looked; Isaiah 59:9 - we wait; 59:11 - mourn; Jeremiah 13:16 - while; Lamentations 3:17 - thou; Ezekiel 7:25 - and they; 13:10 - Peace; Matthew 24:6 - ye shall hear Verse 16The snortingGrotius observes, after Jerome, that Nebuchadnezzar, having subdued Phoenicia, passed through Dan, in his way to Jerusalem.was heardJeremiah 4:15, 4:16; Judges 18:29, 20:1 the wholeJeremiah 4:24; Habakkuk 3:10 at theJeremiah 6:23, 47:3; Judges 5:22; Nahum 1:4, 1:5, 3:2 of his strong onesOf his war-horses, This is a fine image; so terrible was the united neighings of the cavalry of the Babylonians, that the reverberation of the air caused the ground to tremble.all that is in itHeb. the fulness thereof, Psalm 24:1; 1 Corinthians 10:26, 10:28ReciprocalDeuteronomy 28:33 - The fruit; 33:16 - the earth; 1 Kings 12:29 - Dan; Job 39:20 - the glory; Jeremiah 10:25 - eaten; 25:9 - I; 47:2 - all that is therein; 50:42 - shall ride; 51:29 - the land; Ezekiel 7:25 - and they; 9:2 - six; Zephaniah 1:16 - day; Matthew 24:6 - ye shall hear Verse 17I willDeuteronomy 32:24; Isaiah 14:29; Amos 5:19, 9:3; Revelation 9:19 whichPsalm 58:4, 58:5; Ecclesiastes 10:11ReciprocalNumbers 21:6 - General; Proverbs 23:32 - biteth; Jeremiah 8:4 - Moreover; Ezekiel 9:2 - six; Habakkuk 2:7 - bite Verse 18myJeremiah 6:24, 10:19-22; Job 7:13, 7:14; Isaiah 22:4; Lamentations 1:16, 1:17; Daniel 10:16, 10:17; Habakkuk 3:16 inHeb. uponReciprocalJob 9:27 - General; Psalm 13:2 - sorrow; Isaiah 15:5 - My heart; Jeremiah 8:4 - Moreover; 9:10 - the mountains; 14:17 - let mine; 20:18 - to see; 45:3 - I fainted; Lamentations 1:22 - my heart; 5:17 - our heart; Ezekiel 21:7 - faint; John 14:1 - not; 2 Corinthians 7:5 - our; Philippians 2:27 - but on Verse 19the voiceJeremiah 4:16, 4:17, 4:30, 4:31; Isaiah 13:5, 39:3 themetc. Heb. the country of them that are afar offthe LordJeremiah 14:19, 31:6; Psalm 135:21; Isaiah 12:6, 52:1; Joel 2:32, 3:21; Obadiah 1:17; Revelation 2:1 her kingPsalm 146:10, 149:2; Isaiah 33:22 WhyJeremiah 8:5, 8:6; Deuteronomy 32:16-21; Isaiah 1:4ReciprocalDeuteronomy 32:21 - with their vanities; 1 Kings 16:26 - their vanities; Psalm 78:58 - with; Isaiah 15:5 - My heart; Jeremiah 4:11 - daughter; 6:26 - daughter; 10:15 - vanity; 30:5 - a voice; Lamentations 2:11 - for; Hosea 13:10 - I will be thy king; Micah 4:9 - why; Acts 14:15 - from Verse 20Proverbs 10:5; Luke 13:25, 19:44; Habakkuk 3:7-15; Matthew 25:1-12ReciprocalJeremiah 6:4 - for the; 51:9 - forsake; Lamentations 4:17 - our eyes Verse 21the hurtJeremiah 4:19, 9:1, 14:17, 17:16; Nehemiah 2:3; Psalm 137:3-6; Luke 19:41; Romans 9:1-3 I amSong of Songs 1:5, 1:6; Joel 2:6; Nahum 2:10ReciprocalIsaiah 1:6 - they have; Jeremiah 6:26 - daughter; 8:4 - Moreover; 10:19 - Woe; 14:2 - they Verse 22no balmJeremiah 46:11, 51:8; Genesis 37:25, 43:11 no physicianMatthew 9:11, 9:12; Luke 5:31, 5:32, 8:43 whyJeremiah 30:12-17 recoveredHeb. gone up, Isaiah 1:5, 1:6ReciprocalExodus 15:26 - for I am; 2 Chronicles 7:14 - heal their land; 16:12 - physicians; Job 13:4 - physicians; Psalm 38:5 - My wounds; Jeremiah 6:26 - daughter; 9:1 - the daughter; 14:19 - no healing; 30:13 - hast; Lamentations 2:13 - who can; Ezekiel 27:17 - balm; 34:4 - diseased; 47:12 - medicine; Hosea 11:3 - I healed; 14:4 - heal; Mark 5:26 - had suffered; Luke 16:20 - full