Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 2:33

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 2:33

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 2:33

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways." — Jeremiah 2:33 (ASV)

Why trimmest thou thy way ...? — The verb is the same as that rendered “amend” in Jeremiah 7:3, 7:5, and was probably often on the lips of those who made a show of reformation. Here it is used with a scornful irony: “What means this reform, this show of amendment of your ways, which leads only to a further indulgence in adulterous love?”

Hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways. — Better, hast thou also taught thy ways wickednesses. The professed change for the better was really for the worse.