Jeremiah 2:11

“Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? etc.] Though they are not by nature gods which they worship, only nominal and fictitious deities, yet they did not change them for others; but when they once embraced the worship of them, continued therein; so did the Chittim, the inhabitants of the isles, who though they traded to distant countries, from place to place; and so the Kedarenes, who dwelt in tents, and fed cattle, and moved from one desert to another, and from one pasture to another, as Jarchi observes; yet they carried their gods with them, and did not exchange them for new ones where they came. The Jewish writers sayf26, that the Kedarenes worshipped water, and the…”

“glory--Jehovah, the glory of Israel (Psa 106:20; Rom 1:23). The Shekinah, or cloud resting on the sanctuary, was the symbol of "the glory of the Lord" (Kg1 8:11; compare Rom 9:4). The golden calf was intended as an image of the true God (compare Exo 32:4-5), yet it is called an "idol" (Act 7:41). It (like Roman Catholic images) was a violation of the second commandment, as the heathen multiplying of gods is a violation of the first. not profit-- (Jer 2:8).”

“A nation - A Gentile nation, in strong antithesis to people, the appellation of Israel. Their glory - Though the worship of the one true God is a nation’s greatest glory, yet it is irksome because it puts a constraint on human passions. That which doth not profit - Israel had exchanged the prosperity which was God’s reward of obedience for the calamities which resulted from idol-worship. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Their glory - The true God, who was their glory; and who always did them good, giving them cause to glory in him. Jeremiah 2:12”

“2:11 No pagan nation traded its gods for those of another nation. Although the pagan nations generally worshiped the same nature deities (by different names), each nation essentially remained loyal to its own gods. Israel’s disloyalty is thus highlighted.”

“a nation: Jer 2:5; Mic 4:5; Pe1 1:18 no gods: Jer 16:20; Psa 115:4; Isa 37:19; Co1 8:4 changed their glory: Jer 2:8; Deu 33:29; Psa 3:3, Psa 106:20; Rom 1:23 Jeremiah 2:12”