The prophet now returns to the main subject of his sermon, the conquest of Judea.

Your wares – Rather, your bundle, which could contai…

Gather up thy wares. —The section from Jeremiah 10:1-16 inclusive had been like a long parenthesis, reproving Israel for the sin w…

They had fled to their fortresses for shelter, for the Babylonians were coming up against them; but no hope of deliverance was held out to them, an…

The first verse we have recited, the Rabbis think, is addressed to the Chaldeans, but in my view, very incorrectly.

Jeremiah had indeed said…

Gather up your wares out of the land
Or your merchandise, as the Targum; or your substance, as the Septuagint; all v…

The Jews who continued in their own land felt secure. But, sooner or later, sinners will find all things as the word of God has declared, and that …

1. First, he threatens them with punishment because they have not preserved this dignity. This point has three parts:

   1. The t…