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A Nation of 'Jacobs'
Commentators unanimously highlight a powerful wordplay in the original Hebrew. The phrase "utterly supplant" uses the same root word as the name "Jacob." Jeremiah is saying that God's people have become a nation of "Jacobs," each one deceiving and undermining his own brother, thereby forfeiting their claim to be the true Israel.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 9:2–9
18th Century
Theologian
From their punishment the prophet now turns to their sins.
(Jeremiah 9:2) The prophet utters the wish that he might be spared hi…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 9:4
19th Century
Bishop
Take ye heed ... —The extreme bitterness of the prophet’s words is explained in part by what we read afterwards of his personal history ([…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 9:4
19th Century
Preacher
It was an evil time indeed when, even in the domestic circle, there could be no brotherly confidence. Every brother will utterly supplant.…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 9:4
16th Century
Theologian
In this verse, the Prophet describes the extreme wickedness of the people. Although thefts, robberies, frauds, slaughters, perjuries, and sorceries…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 9:4
17th Century
Pastor
Take heed everyone of your neighbour
Take care of being imposed upon by them, since they are so given to lying and d…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 9:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Jeremiah wept much, yet wished he could weep more, that he might rouse the people to a due sense of the hand of God. But even the desert, without c…