Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 14:19-22

"Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay! We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee. Do not abhor [us], for thy name`s sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things." — Jeremiah 14:19-22 (ASV)

A second earnest intercession, acknowledging the wickedness of the nation, but appealing to the covenant and to God’s almighty power.

Lothed – More exactly, “has thrown away as worthless.”

Jeremiah 14:20: Our wickedness, and – Omit “and.” National sin is the sin of the fathers, perpetuated generation after generation by the children.

Jeremiah 14:21: This verse is in the original very emphatic, and consists of a series of broken ejaculations: “Abhor not for thy name’s sake! Disgrace – lightly esteem” – “not the throne of thy glory! Remember! Break not etc. with us!” The throne of Yahweh’s glory is Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 14:22: None of the idols of the Gentiles can put an end to this present distress.

Art not thou he, O Lord our God! – Rather, “art thou not Yahweh our God?”

Thou hast made all these things – that is, the heaven with its showers.