Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 8:17

"For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith Jehovah." — Jeremiah 8:17 (ASV)

For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, says the LORD.

Such were the Chaldeans, crafty as serpents, full of the venom of cruelty. Wherever they came, there was no way of charming them as a serpent may be charmed. They came on a deadly errand, and thoroughly did they perform it.