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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 20:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 20:16 |
King James |
And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide; |
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] |
the cities--Sodom and Gomorrah.
cry . . . morning . . . noontide--that is, Let him be kept in alarm the whole day (not merely at night when terrors ordinarily prevail, but in daytime when it is something extraordinary) with terrifying war shouts, as those in a besieged city (Jer 18:22). |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
repented
(See Scofield) - (Zac 8:14)_. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The cities - Sodom and Gomorrah; by the cry in the morning and shouting at noon, he means the shouts and noises that enemies make when they break in upon a place. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And let him hear the cry - Let him be in continual alarms. |
22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not: