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Powerless as Stubble
Commentators explain that the imagery here is potent. "Stubble" isn't just any plant, but the worthless, broken straw left after threshing—light and powerless. The "wind of the wilderness" refers to a fierce, destructive desert storm. Together, they paint a picture of God's judgment being swift, total, and Judah being utterly unable to resist it.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 13:24
18th Century
Theologian
Stubble - Broken straw separated from the wheat after the grain had been trampled out by the oxen. Sometimes it was burned as useless; at ot…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 13:24
19th Century
Bishop
Stubble. —Our English word means the “stalks of the corn left in the field by the reaper” (Johnson). The Hebrew word is applied to…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 13:24
16th Century
Theologian
This is an inference which Jeremiah draws from the last verse. As long as there is any hope of repentance, there is also room for mercy; God often …
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 13:24
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away
Because of their many sins, and continuance in them, …
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 13:18–27
17th Century
Minister
Here is a message sent to King Jehoiakim and his queen. Their sorrows would be great indeed. If they ask, "Why do these things come upon us?" let t…