Jeremiah summons the people to lament over the miserable consequences of their rejection of God. In the valley of Hinnom, where lately they offered…

Till there be no place. — Better, because there is no room — that is, for lack of space the dead should be buried even in the spo…

The Prophet denounces a punishment, even though the Jews thought they deserved a reward. The case is the same with the Papists today, who thoughtle…

Therefore, behold, the days come, says the Lord
And they were coming on apace; a little longer, and they would be co…

As a token both of sorrow and of slavery, Jerusalem must be degraded and separated from God, as she had been separated to him.

The heart is t…

Here, he threatens them with punishment.

1. He prefigures it with a sign: cut off your hair. As in Ezekiel 5:2, you shal…