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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 4:10 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 4:10 |
Strong Concordance |
Then said [0559] I, Ah [0162], Lord [0136] GOD [03069]! surely [0403] thou hast greatly [05377] deceived [05377] this people [05971] and Jerusalem [03389], saying [0559], Ye shall have peace [07965]; whereas the sword [02719] reacheth [05060] unto the soul [05315]. |
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King James |
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
thou hast . . . deceived--God, having even the false prophets in His hands, is here said to do that which for inscrutable purposes He permits them to do (Exo 9:12; Th2 2:11; compare Jer 8:15; which passage shows that the dupes of error were self-prepared for it, and that God's predestination did not destroy their moral freedom as voluntary agents). The false prophets foretold "peace," and the Jews believed them; God overruled this to His purposes (Jer 5:12; Jer 14:13; Eze 14:9).
soul--rather, "reacheth to the life." |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Ah, Lord God! - Alas! my Lord Yahweh: an expression of disapproval on Jeremiah's part. Jeremiah had constantly to struggle against the misgivings of his own melancholy nature, but he never let them prevent him from doing his duty. See the introduction of Jeremiah.
Ye shall have peace - These words are generally referred to the false prophets; they rather refer to real prophecies of future blessedness promised to the Jews. Jeremiah could not reconcile the doom he was now commanded to pronounce, either with his previous prophecy, or with what he read in the writings of his predecessors. Time only could solve the difficulty. Upon the struggles of the prophets to understand their own predictions see Pe1 1:10-11.
Unto the soul - The sword has reached the life. i. e., has inflicted a mortal wound. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| "Then said I, Ah, Lord Jahveh, truly Thou hast deceived this people and Jerusalem in saying, Peace shall be to you, and the sword is reaching unto the soul." This verse is to be taken as a sign addressed to God by Jeremiah when he heard the announcement of the judgment about to fall on Judah, contained in Jer 4:5-9. The Chald. has well paraphrased ואמר thus: et dixi: suscipe deprecationem meam, Jahveh, Deus. but Hensler and Ew. wish to have ואמר changed to ואמר, "so that they say," quite unnecessarily, and indeed unsuitably, since השּׁאת, thou hast deceived, is out of place either in the mouth of the people or of the lying prophets. That the word quoted, "Peace shall be to you," is the saying of the false prophets, may be gathered from the context, and this is directly supported by Jer 14:13; Jer 23:17. The deception of the people by such discourse from the false prophets is referred back to God: "Lord, Thou hast deceived," inasmuch as God not only permits these lying spirits to appear and work, but has ordained them and brought them forth for the hardening of the people's heart; as He once caused the spirit of prophecy to inspire as a lying spirit the prophets of Ahab, so that by promises of victory they prevailed upon him to march to that war in which, as a punishment for his godlessness, he was to perish; Kg1 22:20-23. Umbr. takes the words less correctly as spoken in the name of the people, to whom the unexpected turn affairs had now taken seemed a deception on the part of God; and this, although it was by itself it had been deceived, through its revolt from God. For it is not the people's opinion that Jeremiah expresses, but a truth concerning which his wish is that the people may learn to recognise it, and so come to reflect and repent before it be too late. On the use of the perf. consec. ונגעה, see Ew. 342, b. As to the fact, cf. Jer 5:18, Psa 69:2. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Deceived - Hast suffered them to be deceived by their false prophets. Whereas - To persuade them it should be well with them, when the sword is at the door, not only ready to take away the comforts of life, but even life itself. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Ah, Lord God! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people - The Targum paraphrases this verse thus: "And I said, Receive my supplication, O Lord God; for, behold, the false prophets deceive this people and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace." The prophet could not reconcile this devastation of the country with the promises already made; and he appears to ask the question, Hast thou not then deceived this people in saying there shall be peace, i.e., prosperity?
Whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul - That is, the life; the people being generally destroyed. |
9 And if the prophet [05030] be deceived [06601] when he hath spoken [01696] a thing [01697], I the LORD [03068] have deceived [06601] that prophet [05030], and I will stretch out [05186] my hand [03027] upon him, and will destroy [08045] him from the midst [08432] of my people [05971] Israel [03478].
13 Then said [0559] I, Ah [0162], Lord [0136] GOD [03069]! behold, the prophets [05030] say [0559] unto them, Ye shall not see [07200] the sword [02719], neither shall ye have famine [07458]; but I will give [05414] you assured [0571] peace [07965] in this place [04725].
12 They have belied [03584] the LORD [03068], and said [0559], It is not he; neither shall evil [07451] come [0935] upon us; neither shall we see [07200] sword [02719] nor famine [07458]:
15 We looked [06960] for peace [07965], but no good [02896] came; and for a time [06256] of health [04832], and behold trouble [01205]!
11 And [2532] for this [5124] cause [1223] God [2316] shall send [3992] them [846] strong [1753] delusion [4106], that [1519] they [846] should believe [4100] a lie [5579]:
12 And the LORD [03068] hardened [02388] the heart [03820] of Pharaoh [06547], and he hearkened [08085] not unto them; as the LORD [03068] had spoken [01696] unto Moses [04872].
10 Of [4012] which [3739] salvation [4991] the prophets [4396] have enquired [1567] and [2532] searched diligently [1830], who [3588] prophesied [4395] of [4012] the grace [5485] that should come unto [1519] you [5209]:
11 Searching [2045] what [1519] [5101], or [2228] what manner [4169] of time [2540] the Spirit [4151] of Christ [5547] which [3588] was in [1722] them [846] did signify [1213], when it testified beforehand [4303] the sufferings [3804] of [1519] Christ [5547], and [2532] the glory [1391] that should follow [3326] [5023].
2 I sink [02883] in deep [04688] mire [03121], where there is no standing [04613]: I am come [0935] into deep [04615] waters [04325], where the floods [07641] overflow [07857] me.
18 Nevertheless in those days [03117], saith [05002] the LORD [03068], I will not make [06213] a full end [03617] with you.
20 And the LORD [03068] said [0559], Who shall persuade [06601] Ahab [0256], that he may go up [05927] and fall [05307] at Ramothgilead [07433] [01568]? And one said [0559] on this manner [03541], and another said [0559] on that manner [03541].
21 And there came forth [03318] a spirit [07307], and stood [05975] before [06440] the LORD [03068], and said [0559], I will persuade [06601] him.
22 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto him, Wherewith? And he said [0559], I will go forth [03318], and I will be a lying [08267] spirit [07307] in the mouth [06310] of all his prophets [05030]. And he said [0559], Thou shalt persuade [06601] him, and prevail [03201] also: go forth [03318], and do [06213] so.
23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD [03068] hath put [05414] a lying [08267] spirit [07307] in the mouth [06310] of all these thy prophets [05030], and the LORD [03068] hath spoken [01696] evil [07451] concerning thee.
17 They say [0559] still [0559] unto them that despise [05006] me, The LORD [03068] hath said [01696], Ye shall have peace [07965]; and they say [0559] unto every one that walketh [01980] after the imagination [08307] of his own heart [03820], No evil [07451] shall come [0935] upon you.
13 Then said [0559] I, Ah [0162], Lord [0136] GOD [03069]! behold, the prophets [05030] say [0559] unto them, Ye shall not see [07200] the sword [02719], neither shall ye have famine [07458]; but I will give [05414] you assured [0571] peace [07965] in this place [04725].
5 Declare [05046] ye in Judah [03063], and publish [08085] in Jerusalem [03389]; and say [0559], Blow [08628] ye the trumpet [07782] in the land [0776]: cry [07121], gather together [04390], and say [0559], Assemble [0622] yourselves, and let us go [0935] into the defenced [04013] cities [05892].
6 Set up [05375] the standard [05251] toward Zion [06726]: retire [05756], stay [05975] not: for I will bring [0935] evil [07451] from the north [06828], and a great [01419] destruction [07667].
7 The lion [0738] is come up [05927] from his thicket [05441], and the destroyer [07843] of the Gentiles [01471] is on his way [05265]; he is gone forth [03318] from his place [04725] to make [07760] thy land [0776] desolate [08047]; and thy cities [05892] shall be laid waste [05327], without an inhabitant [03427].
8 For this gird [02296] you with sackcloth [08242], lament [05594] and howl [03213]: for the fierce [02740] anger [0639] of the LORD [03068] is not turned back [07725] from us.
9 And it shall come to pass at that day [03117], saith [05002] the LORD [03068], that the heart [03820] of the king [04428] shall perish [06], and the heart [03820] of the princes [08269]; and the priests [03548] shall be astonished [08074], and the prophets [05030] shall wonder [08539].