Jeremiah 23:39

“Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, etc.] That is, so behave towards them, as though they were entirely out of his sight and mind; show no affection to them; take no care of them; bestow no favours upon them; and no more have them under his protection. In the word here used, and rendered “forget”, and the word before used for a “burden”, there is an elegant play on wordsf504, which another language will not easily express; no doubt there is an allusion to that word in this; and I will forsake you; neither vouchsafe them his gracious presence, nor his powerful protecting presence, but give them up to the enemy: and the city that I gave you and your fathers; the city of…”

“I will . . . forget you--just retribution for their forgetting Him (Hos 4:6). But God cannot possibly forget His children (Isa 49:15). Rather for "forget" translate, "I will altogether lift you up (like a 'burden,' alluding to their mocking term for God's messages) and cast you off." God makes their wicked language fall on their own head [CALVIN]. Compare Jer 23:36 : "every man's word shall be his burden."”

“Translate, “Therefore, behold, I will even take you up (or will burden you), and I will cast you, and the city which I gave you and your fathers, out of my presence.” return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Jeremiah 23". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/jeremiah-23.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“even I: Gen 6:17; Lev 26:28; Deu 32:39; Isa 48:15, Isa 51:12; Eze 5:8, Eze 6:3; Eze 34:11, Eze 34:20; Pro 13:13; Hos 4:6, Hos 5:14 and I: Jer 23:33, Jer 32:28-35, Jer 35:17, Jer 36:31; Lam 5:20; Eze 8:18, Eze 9:6; Hos 9:12-17 cast: Jer 52:3; Psa 51:11; Mat 25:41; Th2 1:9 Jeremiah 23:40”