Jeremiah 9:13

“And the Lord saith, etc.] The Septuagint version adds, “to me”; there being no wise and understanding man, nor prophetf194, to take up this affair, and open the cause of it, therefore the Lord undertakes it himself: the question was put to them, but they not answering it, the Lord does it, because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; in a plain and easy manner, so as to be readily understood; yet this they attended not unto, but forsook it, neglected it, and cast it behind their backs. Kimchi’s note on the phrase, “before them”, is, “not in heaven is it, nor beyond the sea is it;” (see <053011>Deuteronomy 30:11-14): and have not obeyed my voice; in the law, and by the…”

“Answer to the "for what the land perisheth" (Jer 9:12).”

“The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length. Jeremiah 9:10 The habitations i. e - the temporary encampments of the shepherds (see Jeremiah 6:3). So that none can ... - Or, “They are parched up, with no man to pass through them; neither do they hear the voice of cattle; from the birds of the heaven even to the beasts they “are fled, they are gone.” Jeremiah 9:11 Dragons - Rather, jackals. Jeremiah 9:12 For what the land perisheth ... - This is the question proposed for consideration. The prophet calls upon the wise man to explain his question; that question being, Wherefore did the land perish? He follows it by the assertion of a…”

“9:13-14 The Lord answered the questions (9:12) by repeating what he had said before. The people caused the destruction of city, towns, and land. They rejected the Lord’s covenant instructions and deliberately disobeyed his commands. They became dedicated idol worshipers because their ancestors taught them to worship images of Baal, the Canaanite god of storm and fertility.”

“Jer 22:9; Deu 31:16, Deu 31:17; Ch2 7:19; Ezr 9:10; Psa 89:30, Psa 119:53; Pro 28:4; Zep 3:1-6 Jeremiah 9:14”