Who is the wise man...? — Sage and prophet are alike called on to state why the misery of which Jeremiah speaks is to com…

The land would never have been desolate if it had not been for the wickedness of the people. Sin—sin it is that causes the ruin.

There are s…

Here the Prophet reproves more sharply the insensibility of the people, because no one paid attention to the judgments of God; for though they were…

Who is the wise man that may understand this? &c.] Not the calamity, but the cause of it; a man of wisdom would inquire i…

In Zion, the voice of joy and praise used to be heard while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound—it is now the voice of lame…

Here, the prophet specifies their punishment in detail.

1. He first defines the punishment. Regarding this point, he addre es three thing…