...
They have cut off my life in the dungeon – or, “They destroyed my life in the pit,” that is, tried to destroy it by casting me into…

Cast a stone upon me. —The words allow for two meanings:
That they cast stones at him.
Th…

Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

He now employs other comparisons. Some improperly confine this to Jeremiah himself, as though he explained here before God the wrongs done to himse…

They have cut off my life in the dungeon
Jarchi interprets it, "they bound me in the prison."
Jeremiah was bo…

The more the prophet looked on the desolations, the more he was grieved. Here is one word of comfort. While they continued weeping, they continued …

This section describes the affliction into which they have fallen.
Loading sermons...
Loading catechisms...
Loading confessions...
Loading devotionals...
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes