Jeremiah 9:2

“Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, etc.] Such as travellers take up with in a desert, when they are benighted, and cannot reach a town or village. This the prophet chose, partly that he might have an opportunity to give vent to his grief, being alone; for which reason he did not desire to be in cities and populous places, where he might be amused and diverted while his people were in distress: and partly to show his sympathy, not being able to bear the sight of their misery; and also some degree of indignation at their impieties, which had brought ruin upon them; on account of which it was more eligible to dwell with the wild beasts of the desert than with them…”

“lodging-place--a caravanseral for caravans, or companies travelling in the desert, remote from towns. It was a square building enclosing an open court. Though a lonely and often filthy dwelling, Jeremiah would prefer even it to the comforts of Jerusalem, so as to be removed from the pollutions of the capital (Psa 55:7-8).”

“From their punishment the prophet now turns to their sins. Jeremiah 9:2 The prophet utters the wish that he might be spared his daily striving, and in some lone wilderness give way to his sorrow, without restraint. A lodging place - It was usual to build in the desert, either by private charity or at the public expense, caravanserais, to receive travelers for a single night, who had however to bring their own supplies with them. An assembly - Or, a gang. Treacherous - Faithless toward one another. Jeremiah 9:3 Rather, “And they bend their tongue to be their bow of lies, i. e.” just as men before a battle get their bows ready, so they of set purpose make ready to do mischief, only their…”

“A lodging place - Some retiring place, though it were but some mean hut in the wilderness. Jeremiah 9:5”

“9:2 Jeremiah wanted to run away and build a shack in the desert to blot the reality of war from his memory (Ps 55:6-8). He understood that his people were adulterers and liars who deserved their punishment, but he did not want to be in Jerusalem to watch it happen.”

“that I had: Psa 55:6-8, Psa 120:5-7; Mic 7:1-7 for: Jer 5:7, Jer 5:8, Jer 23:10; Eze 22:10, Eze 22:11; Hos 4:2, Hos 7:4; Jam 4:4 an assembly: Jer 12:1, Jer 12:6; Hos 5:7, Hos 6:7; Mic 7:2-5; Zep 3:4; Mal 2:11 Jeremiah 9:3”