1.

The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,

Jeremiah's Eleventh prophecy (see book comments for Jeremiah).
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .

2.

Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.

3.

For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;

4.

They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

earth = ground, or soil.

5.

For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.

taken away. Hebrew. 'asaph. A Homonym, with two meanings: (1) to protect, or heal (Numbers 12:14 , Numbers 12:15 ; 2 Kings 5:6 . Psalms 27:10 ); (2) to snatch away (Psalms 26:9 . Psalms 16:5 ).
peace: or, blessing.
saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle.
mercies = compassions, or tender mercies.

6.

Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:

cut themselves . . . make . . . bald. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 19:28 ; Leviticus 21:5 .Deuteronomy 14:1; Deuteronomy 14:1 ). Compare Jeremiah 41:5 ; Jeremiah 47:5 .

7.

Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.

men tear themselves = break [bread]. Hebrew. paras, to break, used of breaking bread, as in Isaiah 58:7 . Ezekiel 24:17 . Hosea 9:4 , and Revised Version. The Ellipsis , is wrongly supplied in Authorized Version. See the margin there.

8.

Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.

9.

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel. See note on Jeremiah 7:3 .
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. .
the bride. Compare Jeremiah 7:34 ; Jeremiah 25:10 ; Jeremiah 33:11

10.

And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?

Wherefore . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis, App-6 . Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 29:24 , Deuteronomy 29:25 ). Compare Jeremiah 5:19 .
evil = mischief, or calamity. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 .
iniquity. Hebrew. 'avah. App-44 .
sin. Hebrew. chata'. App-44 .

11.

Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;

not kept My law. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20 ). App-92 .

12.

And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:

imagination = stubbornness. Reference to Pentateuch, (see notes on Jeremiah 3:17 ; Jeremiah 7:24 ; Jeremiah 9:14 ; Jeremiah 13:10 ). App-92 .
evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 .

13.

Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.

serve other gods. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 4:26-28 ; Deuteronomy 28:36 ). App-92 .

14.

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;

children = sons.
out of. Egypt. Reference to Pentateuch (Ex. Jeremiah 12:15 ).

15.

But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.

north. Babylon on the east; but entrance thence into the Land was by the north.

16.

Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

many fishers . . . hunters. Reference to Judah's enemies. Compare Jeremiah 16:18 . Amos 4:2 .Ezekiel 12:13 .Habakkuk 1:14 .

17.

For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.

18.

And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.

double. See note on Isaiah 40:2 .

19.

O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

Strength = strength (for protection). Hebrew. 'azaz.
Gentiles = nations.

20.

Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

man. Hebrew. 'adam . App-14 .

21.

Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.

My name. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 3:15 ; Exodus 15:3 ). App-92 .