Jeremiah 3

Jeremiah 3:1

THey say, If a man put away his wife, &c.] Heb. Saying. Chap. 2. 1. or, Saying men say: that is, they use to say; or it is commonly said: as Chap. 23. 17. The like defective formes, See Isaiah 59:13. Chap 14. 5.

shall he return unto her again] According to the Law, Deut. 24. 1,-4.

shall not that land be greatly polluted] Or, should not that land be greatly polluted? Heb. in polluting be polluted. Would not such courses pollute the land? Leviticus 18:17-18. Or, Is not this land exceeingly polluted? Is it not so polluted with thy whoredoms? Vers 2. 9.

but] Or, Though. Heb. And. as Hosea 5:2. Zechariah 12:3.

thou hast played the harlot with many lovers] Idols; and others, in whom thou trustedst, Chap. 2. 20, 33, 36.

yet return again to me] Yet, upon thy repentance, I will dispense with mine own law, and do that which man would not do; I will take thee again to me, Zechariah 1:3. Malachi 3:7.

Jeremiah 3:2

List up thine eyes unto the high places] Chap. 2. 23.

see where thou hast not been lien with] No place almost is free from thy pollutions, Isa. 57. 5,-8. Chap. 2. 20. Vers. 6. 13.

in the wayes hast thou sat for them] As common harlots are wont to do, Genesis 38:14. Ezekiel 16:24-25

as the Arabian in the wildernesse] That lie in wait for passengers, to spoil them. Or, that watch their passing by, to trade and truck with them.

thou hast polluted the land, &c.] Chap. 16. 18.

Jeremiah 3:3

the showrs have been with-holden] Deuteronomy 28:24. Chap. 9. 12.

and] Or, yet. Chap. 2. 35.

thou hadst a whores forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed] Thou didst grow shamelesse; and wouldest not repent, Chap. 5. 3. and 6. 15. & 8. 12. Amos 4:7-8. Zeph. 3. 5. and 6. 15.

Jeremiah 3:4

Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me] Or, Didst thou not from this time cried unto me? Diddest thou not yet all this while made shew of seeking to me: as if thou hadst still continued true and loiall to me? Chap. 2. 35. Isa. 48. 1, 2. & 58. 2. Or, wilt thou not at length yet seek unto me, for all thou hast been so grievously afflicted? Chap. 8. 4, 5. Isaiah 1:5. & 9. 12, 13.

My father] Lamenting, as a child to his Father offended, Chap. 31. 18. and calling me as I enjoyn thee to do. Vrs. 19.

thou art the guilde] Or, as a wife to her husband justly displeased, 1 Corinthians 7:11. calling on me in such tearms as I like and allow, Hosea 2:16.

thou art the guide of my youth] Or, O thou the guide of my youth. the style given to the husband, Proverbs 2:17.

Jeremiah 3:5

Will he reserve his anger for ever] And, as my people are wont to complain unto me when some breach is between me and them, Psal. 77. 7,-9 & 85. 5. & 103. 9. Vers. 12.

thou hast spoken and done evill things as thou couldest] Or, thou hast spoken thus, but hast done evill things, as, or, what, or, when thou couldest: as Chap. 34 1. Isaiah 29:13. Chap. 12. 2. What thou hast spoken of thy desperate resolution; Chap. 2. 25. that thou makest good by thine actions, Chap. 8. 6. Or, Thus indeed thou hast sometime spoken: but hast persisted still in thy wicked courses as eagerly as ever, Isaiah 58:2-3. Hos. 7. 14,-16.

in the dayes of Josiah] The people, even under that religious King, notwithstanding the outward reformation made by him so generall, 2 King. 23. 4,-20. yet continuing still inwardly wicked and irreligious, 2 King. 23. 26, 27. Vers. 10.

back-sliding Israel] The ten Tribes. Vers. 18.

she is gone up upon every high mountain &c.] Chap 2. 20.

Jeremiah 3:7

Turn thou unto me] Vers. 2. 2 Kings 17:13. Hosea 12:6. and Hosea 14:1.

she returned not] 2 Kings 17:14. Hosea 7:16. & 11. 2, 5.

her treacherous sister] Ezekiel 16:46. & 23. 2, 4.

Jeremiah 3:8

And I saw when for all the causes whereby] Or, Now when I saw, that for all thse causes, &c.] When I saw that there was no keeping of her any longer, she was so abominably defiled. Ezek. 23. 5,-8.

I had put her away] Or, I must put her away.

and given her a bill of divorce] Or, I then (as Chap. 1. 4.) gave her a bill of divorce. Isaiah 50:1. By giving up her people into the hand of the Assyrians, who carried them away captive, 2 Kings 17:6. Ezekiel 23:9.

yet] Or, and yet.

her treacherous sister Judah seared not] To run out into the same excesses; for which, she saw, what her sister had suffered, Ezekiel 23:11.

Jeremiah 3:9

it came to passe through the lightnesse of her whoredome] Or, notwithstanding the report, or, fame thereof, Chap. 4. 15. Though report of Israels notorious idolatry, and what had thereupon ensued, could not but come to her sister Judahs ear, dwelling so neer to her, Ezekiel 16:46.

that] Or, how. Chap. 2. 2.

she defiled the land] Vers. 1.

committed adultery with stones and with stocks] Chap. 2. 27.

Jeremiah 3:10

And yet for all this] Or, That yet even for all this. Though she had heard and seen all this in her sister, Vers. 7. 9.

hath not turned unto me with her whole heart] They returned in some sort for a time under Josiah, 2 King. 22. & 23. but were never throughly converted, as Josiah himself was, 2 Kings 23:25. nor inwardly reformed, as appeared by their sudden apostasie presently after his decease, 2 Chronicles 36:14. See vers. 6.

but feignedly] Heb. in falshood. Psal. 78. 36, 37.

Jeremiah 3:11

back-sliding Israel hath justified her self more then treacherous Judah] Israel is nothing so bad as Judah, Ezek. 16. 47, 51, 52. & 23. 11.

her self] Heb. her soul. Chap 51. 14.

Jeremiah 3:12

proclaim these words toward the north] Towards Assyria and Media: Jer. 50. 3, 9. where the ten Tribes were in captivitie, 2 Kings 17:6.

Return thou back-sliding Israel] Vers. 14. Chap. 31. 22.

I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you] Heb. my face. Psalms 34:16.

I am mercifull] Psalms 86:15. & 103. 8, 9. Vers. 5.

Jeremiah 3:13

acknowledge thine iniquitie] Heb. know. Isaiah 59:12. or, take notice of. Chap. 2. 23.

that] Or, how. as vers. 9.

hast scattered thy wayes] There is no way almost, that thou hast not haunted, in trotting on pilgrimage to thine idols and favourites, Chap. 2. 23.

to the strangers] Chap. 2. 25.

under every green tree] Vers 6.

Jeremiah 3:14

Turn, O back-sliding children] Vers. 12.

I am married unto you] I am thy lawfull husband, Chap. 31. 32. and I will upon thy sincere and serious return, entertain thee again Vers. 1.

I will take you one of a citie, and two of a family] A small remnant of you, Isaiah 24:13. Romans 9:27. & Romans 11:5.

bring you to Zion] Isaiah 56:7. & Isaiah 66:20.

Jeremiah 3:15

I will give you pastours] Chap. 23. 4. Ezekiel 34:25. Ephesians 4:11.

according to mine heart] Such as I like and approve of, 1 Samuel 13:14. Acts 13:22.

which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding] Either feed you with the spirituall food of sound knowledge and understanding of the truth: Ezekiel 34:2. Joh. 21. 15,-17. Acts 20:28. 1 Peter 5:2. Or, rule you (as Chap. 23. 2.) skilfully and discreetly. Psalms 78:72. 1 Peter 3:7.

Jeremiah 3:16

they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant, &c.] Either menat of Christs coming; when those shadowes and ceremonies were to cease, John 1:17. & John 4:23. Col. 2. 17. Heb. 10. 1, 8, 9. Or, that, upon their restauration, they should not so trust to, and relie upon, these outward pledges of Gods presence, as formerly they had done, 1 Samuel 4:3. Chap. 7. 4.

neither shall it come to mind] Heb. come upon the heart. Isaiah 65:17.

neither shall that be done any more] Or, shall it be magnified (as Deuteronomy 32:6. 1 Samuel 12:6.) any more.

Jeremiah 3:17

they shall call Jerusalem] The Church: wherein God will be resident by his Spirit, to the worlds end, Matthew 28:20. Joh. 14. 16, 17. Revelation 21:3. & Revelation 22:3.

the throne of the LORD] Chap. 17. 12.

all the nations shall be gathered unto it] Isaiah 2:2.

after the imagination] Or, stubbornnesse of their evill heart. Numbers 15:39. Isaiah 57:17. Chap. 7. 24.

Jeremiah 3:18

the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel] Or, to the house of Israel. The ten Tribes shall be reunited to the other two, Isaiah 11:13. and both joyn together in the true service of God; not go contrary wayes, as now they do, Ezek. 37. 16, 17, 19, &c.

come together out of the land of the north] The place of their captivitie, Vers. 12. Chap. 1. 13. & 31. 8.

to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers] Or, that I caused your fathers to possesse Psal. 44. 2, 3. & 78. 51. and 135. 12. & 136. 21, 22.

Jeremiah 3:19

How shall I put thee among the children] Or, How did I put thee, &c. Gods words, with admiration, relating, either what he had done formerly for them; and what thereupon he expected from them; Isa. 63. 8, 9. Or, what, notwithstanding their present estate, he would hereafter do for them; and on what condition they might expect it, Chap. 4. 1.

and give thee] Or, gave thee.

a pleasant land] Heb. land of desire. Psalms 106:24. Zechariah 7:14.

a goodly heritage] Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beautie. Ezekiel 20:6. Daniel 8:9.

Thou shalt call me, My father] Vers. 4. Psalms 89:26.

shalt not turn away from me] Or, from following me. Deuteronomy 7:4. Heb. from after me. 1 Samuel 15:11.

Jeremiah 3:20

as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband] Or, friend. Hosea 3:1. Proverbs 2:17.

Jeremiah 3:21

A voyce] Of lamentation for their captivitie; or of mourning for their sinnes, Chap. 31. 18. Ezekiel 7:16. Zechariah 12:10.

was heard upon the high places] On the house-tops, as was usuall, in publike calamities, and solemn lamentations, Isaiah 15:3. & Isaiah 22:1. Chap. 7. 29. & 48. 38.

for they have perverted their way] Or, because, &c. as Isaiah 59:14. Vers. 25.

they have forgotten the LORD their God] Chap. 2. 32.

Jeremiah 3:22

Return ye back-sliding children] Vers. 14. Hosea 14:1.

I will hea your back-slidings] I will passe them by; and be fully reconciled again to you. Or, I will repair those ruines, and remove those evils, that by your revolt from me ye have brought upon your selves, Isaiah 57:18. Chap. 32. 40. Zechariah 10:6.

behold, we come unto thee] Spoken, either by God to his people, putting such words into their mouthes, as he would have them to use; Vers. 4, 5. Hosea 14:2-3. Or, in the person of Israel, to shame Judah for her backwardnesse: as 2 Samuel 19:11-12.

Jeremiah 3:23

Truly in vain] Heb. in, or, unto falshood, or, vanitie. Chap. 8. 8.

is salvation hoped for from the hills, &c.] From the idols that we worshipped there, Chap. 2. 20. Vers. 3. Or, from the aids, Psalms 60:11. that we expected from beyond the hills, Psal. 121. 1, 2. Or, from the strength of our hills and forts, which we formerly trusted to, Chap. 5. 17. & 21. 13. Psalms 125:2.

Jeremiah 3:24

For shame] Or, that shamefull thing, Chap, 11. 13. our shamefull idols: the cause of our ruine. Hosea 9:10.

hath devoured the labour of our fathers] The wealth gotten by their industrie: as Psalms 128:2. Isaiah 45:14. Chap. 5. 27. & 20. 5. Ezekiel 23:29. is consumed by Gods just judgement upon us for our idolatry, Chap. 5. 17.

Jeremiah 3:25

for we have sinned, &c.] Or, because. Chap. 6. 13. Vers. 21.

we and our fathers] They justifie not themselves; nor say, they will follow their fathers; as those, Chap. 44. 17. but condemn their wicked doings, and crave pardon of their sinnes, Ezra 9:7. Psalms 106:6. Isaiah 64:6. Chap. 14. 20. Daniel 9:16.

from our youth] Ever since we were first a nation, Isaiah 48:8. So Vers. 24. Chap. 2. 2. & 22. 21.