Jeremiah addresses the men of Benjamin, either as being his own tribesmen or as a name appropriate to the people of Jerusalem, which also was situa…

The new discourse, or section of a discourse, deals more locally with the coming desolation of Jerusalem.

O ye children of Benja…

We have already seen that often punishment is not only mentioned by this Prophet as being near, but is also set, as it were, before our eyes. We ha…

O you children of Benjamin The tribe of Benjamin was with the tribe of Judah, and continued with that in the pure worship…

Whatever methods are used, it is vain to contend with God's judgments. The more we indulge in the pleasures of this life, the more we make ourselve…

1. Here, the prophet excludes the second source of help on which the people might have relied: namely, the strength of the royal city, whose…