Chapter commentary
Jeremiah Chapter 19
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Jer 19:1-15.
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Jer 19:1-15.
THE DESOLATION OF THE JEWS FOR THEIR SINS FORETOLD IN THE VALLEY OF HINNOM; THE SYMBOL OF BREAKING A BOTTLE.
Referred by MAURER, &c., to the beginning of Zedekiah's reign.
1. bottle--Hebrew, bakuk, so called from the gurgling sound which it makes when being emptied.
ancients--elders. As witnesses of the symbolic action
(Jer 19:10; Isa 8:1, 2),
that the Jews might not afterwards plead ignorance of the prophecy. The seventy-two elders, composing the Sanhedrim, or Great Council, were taken partly from "the priests," partly from the other tribes, that is, "the people," the former presiding over spiritual matters, the latter over civil; the seventy-two represented the whole people.
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2. 欣嫩子谷——又称陀斐特，在耶路撒冷以南；人在那里将人为祭献上，使儿女经火，献给摩洛。
东门——旁注作"日门"，因日出在东方。马提（MAURER）译为"窑匠门"。从此门出去便是通往欣嫩子谷的路
(书 15:8)。
那里的窑匠为附近的圣殿制造器皿（试将
耶 19:10, 14； 耶 18:2； 亚 11:13
相比较）。与"朝东的水门"是同一门
(尼 3:26；12:37)；
此名源于汲沦溪。加尔文（CALVIN）的译法与英文译本和旁注相同。"在如此显眼之处践踏律法，实在是可怕的悖逆——每日升起的太阳，正提醒他们神律法之光。"
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2. valley of the son of Hinnom--or Tophet, south of Jerusalem, where human victims were offered, and children made to pass through the fire, in honor of Molech.
east gate--Margin, "sun gate," sunrise being in the east. MAURER translates, the "potter's gate." Through it lay the road to the valley of Hinnom
(Jos 15:8).
The potters there formed vessels for the use of the temple, which was close by (compare
Jer 19:10, 14; Jer 18:2; Zec 11:13).
The same as "the water gate toward the east"
(Ne 3:26; 12:37);
so called from the brook Kedron. CALVIN translates, as English Version and Margin. "It was monstrous perversity to tread the law under foot in so conspicuous a place, over which the sun daily rising reminded them of the light of God's law."
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3. 他们犯罪之处，被选作宣告审判之处。
君王——即王和太后
(耶 13:18)；
或包括王手下的谋士和官长。
耳鸣——如同被雷击一般
(撒上 3:11； 王下 21:12)。
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3. The scene of their guilt is chosen as the scene of the denunciation against them.
kings--the king and queen
(Jer 13:18);
or including the king's counsellors and governors under him.
tingle--as if struck by a thunder peal
(1Sa 3:11; 2Ki 21:12).
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4.
(Isa 65:11)。
使这地方变为陌生——即将它献给别神敬拜：把圣城的一部分从神——圣殿、城邑和全地的合法之主——那里夺去。
他们的列祖——即他们中间敬虔的人；他们的不敬虔的列祖神并不记念。
无辜人的血——为尊崇摩洛而流
(Jer 7:31； Ps 106:37)。
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(Isa 65:11).
estranged this place--devoted it to the worship of strange gods: alienating a portion of the sacred city from God, the rightful Lord of the temple, city, and whole land.
nor their fathers--namely, the godly among them; their ungodly fathers God makes no account of.
blood of innocents--slain in honor of Molech
(Jer 7:31; Ps 106:37).
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5. 没有吩咐——不，更当说，我吩咐了相反的
(Le 18:21；
参
Jer 7:31, 32)。
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5. commanded not--nay, more, I commanded the opposite
(Le 18:21;
see
Jer 7:31, 32).
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6. 不再……陀斐特——源自希伯来文toph，"鼓"；因将孩童献祭给摩洛时要击鼓，以掩盖他们的哭声。所以这名字表明百姓因这祭物自以为平息了神怒的喜乐；与其后来无喜乐的名字恰成对比。
杀戮谷——它将成为杀戮之地，不再杀孩童，而是杀成人；不是杀"无辜人"
(Jer 19:4)，
而是杀那些罪有应得的人。攻城必先占据有唯一水泉的欣嫩子谷；故在那里发生了激烈的争战。
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6. no more . . . Tophet--from Hebrew, toph, "drum"; for in sacrificing children to Molech drums were beaten to drown their cries. Thus the name indicated the joy of the people at the fancied propitiation of the god by this sacrifice; in antithesis to its joyless name subsequently.
valley of slaughter--It should be the scene of slaughter, no longer of children, but of men; not of "innocents"
(Jer 19:4),
but of those who richly deserved their fate. The city could not be assailed without first occupying the valley of Hinnom, in which was the only fountain: hence arose the violent battle there.
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7. 使……计谋落空——挫败他们抵御敌人的计谋
(2Ch 32:1-4； Isa 19:3; 22:9, 11)。
或指他们借求问偶像图谋得帮助的计谋[CALVIN]。
在这地方——欣嫩子谷将成为迦勒底人扎营之地；他们指望从偶像得帮助之处，正是他们自己被杀之地。
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7. make void the counsel--defeat their plans for repelling the enemy
(2Ch 32:1-4; Isa 19:3; 22:9, 11).
Or their schemes of getting help by having recourse to idols [CALVIN].
in this place--The valley of Hinnom was to be the place of the Chaldean encampment; the very place where they looked for help from idols was to be the scene of their own slaughter.
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8. （参
Jer 18:16)。
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8. (See on
Jer 18:16).
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(De 28:53; La 4:10)。
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(De 28:53; La 4:10).
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10. break . . . bottle（打碎……瓶）——象征性的动作，在
Jer 19:11
有解释。
the men（那些人）——百姓的长老和祭司的长老
(Jer 19:1；
参
Jer 51:63, 64)。
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10. break . . . bottle--a symbolical action, explained in
Jer 19:11.
the men--the elders of the people and of the priests
(Jer 19:1;
compare
Jer 51:63, 64).
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11. as one breaketh a potter's vessel（好像人打碎窑匠的瓦器）——表明神绝对的主权
(Jer 18:6; Ps 2:9; Isa 30:14，
旁注；
La 4:2; Ro 9:20, 21)。
cannot be made whole again（不能再囫囵）——窑匠的瓦器一破便不能复原，但可以用同样的材料另造一个。照样，神兴起了一个新的犹太余种，与那些被毁灭的叛徒并不相同，而是以另一代代替他们[GROTIUS]。
no place to bury（无处葬埋）——
(Jer 7:32)。
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11. as one breaketh a potter's vessel--expressing God's absolute sovereignty
(Jer 18:6; Ps 2:9; Isa 30:14,
Margin;
La 4:2; Ro 9:20, 21).
cannot be made whole again--A broken potter's vessel cannot be restored, but a new one may be made of the same material. So God raised a new Jewish seed, not identical with the destroyed rebels, but by substituting another generation in their stead [GROTIUS].
no place to bury--
(Jer 7:32).
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12. make this city as Tophet（使这城如陀斐特）——即如同陀斐特一样被尸首玷污。
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12. make this city as Tophet--that is, as defiled with dead bodies as Tophet.
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13. shall be defiled（必被玷污）——被尸首玷污
(Jer 19:12; 2Ki 23:10)。
because of all the houses（因这一切房屋）——宁可译作（解释前文的"房屋……和……房屋"）："甚至这一切房屋"云云[加尔文（CALVIN）]。
roofs（房顶）——房顶是平的，被用作向日月星辰献祭的高处
(Jer 32:29; 2Ki 23:11, 12; Zep 1:5)。
据 STRABO 所记，死海以东和以南的拿巴泰人——一个对犹太人最友善的民族——也有同样的风俗。
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13. shall be defiled--with dead bodies
(Jer 19:12; 2Ki 23:10).
because of all the houses--Rather, (explanatory of the previous "the houses . . . and . . . houses"), "even all the houses," &c. [CALVIN].
roofs--being flat, they were used as high places for sacrifices to the sun and planets
(Jer 32:29; 2Ki 23:11, 12; Zep 1:5).
The Nabateans, south and east of the Dead Sea, a nation most friendly to the Jews, according to STRABO, had the same usage.
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14. court of the Lord's house（耶和华殿的院中）——在陀斐特附近；是露天最大的院，人群最多
(2Ch 20:5)。
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14. court of the Lord's house--near Tophet; the largest court, under the open air, where was the greatest crowd
(2Ch 20:5).
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15. her towns（她的城邑）——耶路撒冷附近的城郊村庄和城镇，如伯大尼。
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15. her towns--the suburban villages and towns near Jerusalem, such as Bethany.
耶 19:1-15。
在欣嫩子谷预言犹太人因其罪将受荒凉；以摔破瓶为象征。
马提（MAURER）等人将此事归于西底家在位之初。
1. 瓶——希伯来文 bakuk，因其倒空时发出叽叽咕噜的响声而得名。
长老——即 elders。他们作为这象征行动的见证人
(耶 19:10； 赛 8:1, 2)，
使犹太人日后不能借口说不知道这预言。组成公会（即大议会）的七十二位长老，一部分取自"祭司"，一部分取自其他支派，即"百姓"；前者管理属灵之事，后者管理民事；这七十二人代表全体百姓。