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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 2:27 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 2:27 |
King James |
Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Thou art my father--(Contrast Jer 3:4; Isa 64:8).
in . . . trouble they will say--namely, to God (Psa 78:34; Isa 26:16). Trouble often brings men to their senses (Luk 15:16-18). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
"Stone" being feminine in Hebrew is here represented as the mother.
Arise, and save us - Whether it be idolatry or infidelity, it satisfies only in tranquil and prosperous times. No sooner does trouble come, than the deep conviction of the existence of a God, which is the witness for Him in our heart, resumes its authority, and man prays. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Brought me forth - Or begotten me; so is the word used, Gen 4:18. This denotes the sottish stupidity of this people, to take a lifeless stock or stone to be their maker, and to give the honour of God unto them, Isa 44:17. Turned - They turn their faces towards their idols. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Thou art my father - By thee we have been produced, and by thee we are sustained. This was the property of the true God; for he is the Author and Supporter of being. How deeply fallen and brutishly ignorant must they be when they could attribute this to the stock of a tree! |
16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
16 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.