Jeremiah 48:27 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.

Commentaries

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Was he found ... — Or, “was he found among thieves that as often as you speak of him” you wag your head? — in contempt for a fallen enemy.

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Was not Israel a derision unto thee? — The “derision” had been shown at an earlier stage in the history of Judah ([Refere…

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

The Prophet now addresses the Chaldeans, who were to be the executioners of God’s vengeance; therefore he says, Make him drunk, because he has …

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

For was not Israel a derision to you ? &c.] In the time of his calamity, when the ten tribes were carried captive by the …