Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 4:24

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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In four verses each beginning with “I beheld,” the prophet sees in vision the desolate condition of Judaea during the Babylonian captivity. Jeremiah 4:23 Without form, and void - Desolate and void (see Genesis 1:2 note). The land has returned to a state of chaos (marginal reference note). And the heavens - And upward to the heavens. The imagery is that of the last day of judgment. To Jeremiah’s vision all was as though the day of the Lord had come, and earth returned to the state in which it was before the first creative word (see 2 Peter 3:10). Jeremiah 4:24 Moved lightly - “Reeled to and fro,” from the violence of the earthquake. Jeremiah 4:26 The fruitful place - The Carmel Jeremiah 2:7, where the population had been most dense, and the labors of the farmer most richly rewarded, has become the wilderness. At the presence - i. e., because of, at the command of Yahweh, and because of His anger. return to 'Top of Page'

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