Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 14:21

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 14:21

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 14:21

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"Do not abhor [us], for thy name`s sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us." — Jeremiah 14:21 (ASV)

Do not abhor us ... —Even in English, and even more in Hebrew, we seem to hear the broken accents, words and sobs intermingled, of the agony of the prayer. “Abhor us not ... disgrace not ... remember, break not.” The prophet can make no plea of excuse, but he can appeal to the character of God, and urge, with a bold anthropomorphism, that mercy is truer to that character than rigorous justice, and that His covenant with Israel pledges Him to that mercy.

The throne of thy glory. —This is, of course, the Temple . Shall that become a byword of reproach, scorned (so the word means) as a fool is scorned?