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A Pruning, Not an Uprooting
Commentators explain that the imagery of 'walls' and 'branches' likely refers to a vineyard, a common symbol for Judah. God commands the enemy to 'take away her branches' but not to make a 'full end.' This illustrates that God's judgment, while severe, is like a pruning. He is removing the corrupt and unfaithful parts of the nation but preserving the core 'stock' for future restoration.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 5:10
18th Century
Theologian
Her walls - It is possible that not the city walls, but those of a vineyard are meant. Judea is God’s vineyard (Isaiah 5:1–7), a…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 5:10
19th Century
Bishop
Walls. — A better translation is her palm-trees. The Hebrew word is found in Ezekiel 27:25 (though not in the English Ver…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 5:10–12
19th Century
Preacher
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S. For the house of Israel …
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 5:10
16th Century
Theologian
Here God, through His prophet, addresses the enemies of His people, whom He had appointed to be the agents of His vengeance. This was usual with th…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 5:10
17th Century
Pastor
Go you up upon her walls, and destroy These are the words of the prophet, or of the Lord by the prophet, to the Chaldeans…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 5:10–18
17th Century
Minister
Multitudes are ruined by believing that God will not be so strict as his word says he will; by this artifice Satan undid mankind. Sinners are not w…