Jeremiah 4:20

“Destruction upon destruction is cried; etc.] Or, “breach upon breach”f103; as soon as one affliction is over, another comes on; and upon the news of one calamity, tidings are brought of another, as in Job’s case: it signifies, that distress and troubles would come thick and fast, and that there would be no end of them, until there was an utter destruction, as this phrase signifies, and the following words show. Kimchi interprets it of the destruction of the ten tribes which came first, and of the destruction of Judah that came now. For the whole land is spoiled, or “wasted”f104; that is, the land of Judea: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment: meaning either the armies…”

“Destruction . . . cried--Breach upon breach is announced (Psa 42:7; Eze 7:26). The war "trumpet" . . . the battle shout . . . the "destructions" . . . the havoc throughout "the whole land" . . . the spoiling of the shepherds "tents" (Jer 10:20; or, "tents" means cities, which should be overthrown as easily as tents [CALVIN]), form a gradation.”

“Destruction ... - Or, breaking upon breaking Jeremiah 4:6. The news of one breaking, one violent calamity, follows close upon another. My curtains - The curtains of the tent, put here for the tents themselves. tents were the ordinary habitations of the Israelites. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Destruction - Good Josiah slain, and four of his successors carried away, or slain. My tents - The enemy makes no more of overthrowing my stately cities, than if he were overturning tents made of curtains. Jeremiah 4:23”

“upon destruction: Jer 4:6, Jer 17:18; Lev 26:18, Lev 26:21, Lev 26:24, Lev 26:28; Psa 42:7; Isa 13:6; Lam 3:47; Eze 7:25, Eze 7:26, Eze 14:21; Joe 1:15; Mat 10:28; Th2 1:9 suddenly: Jer 10:19, Jer 10:20; Isa 33:20, Isa 54:2; Lam 2:6-9; Hab 3:7 in: Exo 33:5; Num 16:21, Num 16:45; Psa 72:19; Isa 47:9 Jeremiah 4:21”