Jeremiah 9

Jeremiah 9:2

ADulterers] both bodily and spiritually.

Jeremiah 9:3

They are not valiant] they doe not care for strengthning and defending themselves against all dangers and chances by righteousnesse and loyaltie, but onely by frauds and deceits.From evil] as who should say, doing one kinde of wickednesse at one time, and another at another, sometimes using violence, and sometimes deceit.

Jeremiah 9:4

With slanders] slandering, accusing, and backbiting.

Jeremiah 9:6

Thine habitation] that is to say, O Jeremiah. thou dwellest amongst a people that is full of hypocrisie towards me, and frauds and deceits; and trusting in their own cunning, are carelesse of turning to me.

Jeremiah 9:7

Melt them] namely, lay grievous afflictions upon them, by which the vanity of humane deceit and malices and discovered, and the Church purged of them, Jeremiah 6:29. How shall I doe] there is no way to helpe the Church in these extream evils, but by applying of extream remedies thereunto.

Jeremiah 9:10

Will I take up] Jeremiahs words The fowl] a figurative description of an universall desolation.

Jeremiah 9:15

I will feed them] that is to say, I will send them most bitter and deadly afflictions.

Jeremiah 9:17

Call] the ancient custome at burials was to hire certain persons, especially women, to goe along with the corpse, and sing certain mournfull songs with fained cries andamentations, 2 Chronicles 35:25. Job 3:8. Amos 5:16. Now God, without approving of this vanity or affectation, would say plainly, that he would give great cause of weeping and lamenting.

Jeremiah 9:23

The wise] that is to say, Let all mans pride and confidence bee cast downe at these my threatnings; and on the other side; let every man trust in my goodnesse and mercy, which I delight to use towards mine Elect. O let him make a buckler and a defence of a good Conscience grounded upon the true knowledge of me, which may produce in him the imitation of these my vertues, to which are joyned the promises of my grace.

Jeremiah 9:25

Circumcised] namely, all the hypocrites and false Jews, who bear circumcision in their bodies, which is a mark of my Covenant, but have not the truth of it keeping still and nourishing in themselves their naturall wickednesse signified by the fore-skin of the uncircumcised, Romans 2:25; Romans 2:28.

Jeremiah 9:26

Egypt] he nameth these nations, because that they also were circumcised. But circumcision was no way profitable to them, they having no part in Gods grace nor Covenant. To shew that the Jews, which went astray, had no more priviledge then these nations had.