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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 3:23 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 3:23 |
King James |
Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel. |
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] |
| multitude of mountains--that is, the multitude of gods worshipped on them (compare Psa 121:1-2, Margin). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Rather, Surely "in vain from the hills" is the revelry of the mountains. The penitents contrast in it the uselessness of idol-worship with the salvation which Yahweh gives to His people. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The hills - From idols which were worshipped upon hills. Mountains - The multitude of sacrifices, which they offer in the mountains. |
1 A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.