Upon man, and upon beast - All creation in some mysterious way shares in man’s fall and restoration (Romans 8:19–22).

Shall be poured out. —The word is used in Exodus 9:33 of the plague of rain; here, of the great shower of the fire of the wrath of Jehovah…

Jeremiah still proceeds with the same subject and explains in greater detail what we noted in the preceding lecture: that the ruin of Mount Zion an…

Therefore thus saith the Lord God Since these are their thoughts, and this the fruit of their doings: behold,…

The Jews took pride in showing zeal for their idols. Let us learn to be earnest in the service of our God, even from this bad example. Let us think…

1. Here, he excludes the remedy of prayer.

   First, he presents the decree: neither take up, even when asked by them, an…