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Self-Inflicted Suffering
The commentators unanimously agree that Israel's calamities were self-inflicted. The verse asks, "Hast thou not procured this unto thyself?" meaning they brought their troubles upon themselves by their own choices. Charles Spurgeon vividly describes this as making "the rod for your own back." This serves as a powerful call to self-examination, urging believers to consider if their hardships stem from choices that have led them away from God.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 2:17
18th Century
Theologian
The way - Either the journey through the wilderness, or the way of holiness.
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 2:17
19th Century
Bishop
Hast thou not procured this ...? —The secret cause of the calamities is brought to light. Jehovah was leading Israel, but…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 2:17
19th Century
Preacher
Have you not procured this unto yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?
You who are depr…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 2:14–17
16th Century
Theologian
These verses are to be read together, for the Prophet first shows that Israel was not originally miserable, but that this happened through a new ca…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 2:17
17th Century
Pastor
Have you not procured this unto yourself All this desolation and destruction, both from the Egyptians and the Babylonians…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 2:14–19
17th Century
Minister
Is Israel a servant? No, they are the seed of Abraham.
We may apply this spiritually: Is the soul of man a slave? No, it is not; but it has …