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Jer 5:1-31.
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Jer 5:1-31.
THE CAUSE OF THE JUDGMENTS TO BE INFLICTED IS THE UNIVERSAL CORRUPTION OF THE PEOPLE.
1. a man--As the pious Josiah, Baruch, and Zephaniah lived in Jerusalem at that time, Jeremiah must here mean the mass of the people, the king, his counsellors, the false prophets, and the priests, as distinguished from the faithful few, whom God had openly separated from the reprobate people; among the latter not even one just person was to be found
(Isa 9:16)
[CALVIN]; the godly, moreover, were forbidden to intercede for them
(Jer 7:16;
compare
Ge 18:23, &c.; Ps 12:1; Eze 22:30).
see . . . know--look . . . ascertain.
judgment--justice, righteousness.
pardon it--rather, her.
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2.
(多 1:16)。
起假誓——不是指法庭上的起誓；而是他们对耶和华敬拜的告白并不真诚
(耶 5:7； 耶 4:2)。
约西亚之下的改革，对大多数人而言只是表面的。
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2.
(Tit 1:16).
swear falsely--not a judicial oath; but their profession of the worship of Jehovah is insincere
(Jer 5:7; Jer 4:2).
The reformation under Josiah was merely superficial in the case of the majority.
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3. 眼目看顾诚实——
(申 32:4； 代下 16:9)。
"诚实"与"起假誓"
(耶 5:2)
成对比。这些虚假告白的犹太人，从真实的神那里只能期待审判。
击打……不痛——
(耶 2:30； 赛 1:5；9:13)。
不肯……受教——
(耶 7:28； 番 3:2)。
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3. eyes upon the truth--
(De 32:4; 2Ch 16:9).
"Truth" is in contrast with "swear falsely"
(Jer 5:2).
The false-professing Jews could expect nothing but judgments from the God of truth.
stricken . . . not grieved--
(Jer 2:30; Isa 1:5; 9:13).
refused . . . correction--
(Jer 7:28; Zep 3:2).
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4. 贫穷人——更当译作"那些穷人"。他姑且以为这种全然的败坏仅限于未受教训的穷人，以为在高阶层中会见到不同的情形；但他在那里所见的，却是毫无约束的放荡。
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4. poor--rather, "the poor." He supposes for the moment that this utter depravity is confined to the uninstructed poor, and that he would find a different state of things in the higher ranks: but there he finds unbridled profligacy.
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5. 他们晓得——更当译作"他们必晓得"。先知视之为可能，考虑到他们的地位。
但这些——我所发现的恰恰相反。
挣断……绳索——无视神的律法
(Ps 2:3)。
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5. they have known--rather, "they must know." The prophet supposes it as probable, considering their position.
but these--I found the very reverse to be the case.
burst . . . bonds--set God's law at defiance
(Ps 2:3).
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6. 狮子……豺狼……豹——分别为百兽中最强壮、最凶残、最迅速的：用以说明巴比伦人的可怕。
晚间的——也有人译得不好，作旷野的。复数表示它每个黄昏出来觅食
(Ps 104:20； Hab 1:8； Zep 3:3)。
豹……窥伺……城邑——
(Ho 13:7)。
它必在他们的城邑四周埋伏。
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6. lion . . . wolf . . . leopard--the strongest, the most ravenous, and the swiftest, respectively, of beasts: illustrating the formidable character of the Babylonians.
of the evenings--Others not so well translate, of the deserts. The plural means that it goes forth every evening to seek its prey
(Ps 104:20; Hab 1:8; Zep 3:3).
leopard . . . watch . . . cities--
(Ho 13:7).
It shall lie in wait about their cities.
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7. 神的圣洁不容许这样的恶行免受刑罚。
指着……起誓——
(Jer 5:2； Jer 4:2)；
即敬拜。
不是神的——
(De 32:21)。
吃饱……到了饱足——这是Keri（希伯来文旁注）的读法。神的丰盛与他们的背道相对
(De 32:15)。
神的赐福——兴旺，本意是引人归向祂，却常产生相反的效果。希伯来文Chetib（正文）作："我用誓约约束他们（归于我）"，即在西奈所立的神与以色列之间婚约中；与之相对的是他们的"淫乱"；这种反义有利于此解。
淫乱……妓女的房子——属灵上指偶像庙中的偶像崇拜；但字面的淫行也包括在内，因为它常是偶像崇拜的一部分：例如巴比伦米利塔的敬拜。
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7. It would not be consistent with God's holiness to let such wickedness pass unpunished.
sworn by--
(Jer 5:2; Jer 4:2);
that is, worshipped.
no gods--
(De 32:21).
fed . . . to the full--so the Keri (Hebrew Margin) reads. God's bountifulness is contrasted with their apostasy
(De 32:15).
Prosperity, the gift of God, designed to lead men to Him, often produces the opposite effect. The Hebrew Chetib (text) reads: "I bound them (to Me) by oath," namely, in the marriage covenant, sealed at Sinai between God and Israel; in contrast to which stands their "adultery"; the antithesis favors this.
adultery . . . harlots' houses--spiritually: idolatry in temples of idols; but literal prostitution is also included, being frequently part of idol-worship: for example, in the worship of the Babylonian Mylitta.
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8. in the morning（早晨）——
(Isa 5:11)。
"清早起来"一语，指在任何追求上不懈的热切；犹太人对偶像崇拜的贪恋正是如此。MAURER 从不同的希伯来文词根译作"不断来回游荡"，情欲焚身
(Jer 2:23)。
但英文译本（English Version）更为简明（参
Jer 13:27; Eze 22:11)。
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8. in the morning--
(Isa 5:11).
"Rising early in the morning" is a phrase for unceasing eagerness in any pursuit; such was the Jews' avidity after idol-worship. MAURER translates from a different Hebrew root, "continually wander to and fro," inflamed with lust
(Jer 2:23).
But English Version is simpler (compare
Jer 13:27; Eze 22:11).
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9.
(Jer 5:29; Jer 9:9; 44:22)。
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(Jer 5:29; Jer 9:9; 44:22).
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10. 突然转向巴比伦人，叫他们攻取耶路撒冷，却不可全然毁灭那国（参
Jer 4:27
的注释）。
battlements（城垛）——宁可作枝蔓[MAURER]：将国家比作葡萄树
(Jer 12:10)，
主干要存留，而枝蔓（首要人物）要被剪除。
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10. Abrupt apostrophe to the Babylonians, to take Jerusalem, but not to destroy the nation utterly (see on
Jer 4:27).
battlements--rather, tendrils [MAURER]: the state being compared to a vine
(Jer 12:10),
the stem of which was to be spared, while the tendrils (the chief men) were to be removed.
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11.
(Jer 3:20)。
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(Jer 3:20).
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12. belied（谤渎）——否认。
It is not he（不是他）——宁可译作"（耶和华）不是那一位"，即不是真而独一的神
(Jer 14:22; De 32:39; Isa 43:10, 13)。
他们借拜偶像实际上否认了祂。或指下文及
Jer 5:9，
"（耶和华）不"，即不刑罚我们的罪
(Jer 14:13; Isa 28:15)。
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12. belied--denied.
It is not he--rather, "(Jehovah) is not HE," that is, the true and only God
(Jer 14:22; De 32:39; Isa 43:10, 13).
By their idolatry they virtually denied Him. Or, referring to what follows, and to
Jer 5:9,
"(Jehovah) is not," namely, about to be the punisher of our sins
(Jer 14:13; Isa 28:15).
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13. 继续犹太人不信的话。
the prophets（那些先知）——预言刑罚要临到我们的先知。
the word（话语）——借真先知说话的圣灵不在他们里面[MAURER]。或作："他们中间没有话语（神的启示）"
(Ho 1:2)
[ROSENMULLER]。
thus, &c.（如此，云云）——他们不祥的预言必落到他们自己头上。
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13. Continuation of the unbelieving language of the Jews.
the prophets--who prophesy punishment coming on us.
the word--the Holy Spirit, who speaks through true prophets, is not in them [MAURER]. Or else, "There is no word (divine communication) in them"
(Ho 1:2)
[ROSENMULLER].
thus, &c.--Their ill-omened prophecies shall fall on themselves.
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14. ye . . . thy . . . this people（你们……你的……这百姓）——祂转而不对百姓说话，而对先知说话；暗示祂使他们远离自己，只借着先知与他们交通
(Jer 5:19)。
fire . . . wood（火……木）——你对审判的宣告必应验，要如火吞噬木料一般吞噬他们。在
Jer 23:29
中所比的，是火的穿透之力。
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14. ye . . . thy . . . this people--He turns away from addressing the people to the prophet; implying that He puts them to a distance from Him, and only communicates with them through His prophet
(Jer 5:19).
fire . . . wood--Thy denunciations of judgments shall be fulfilled and shall consume them as fire does wood. In
Jer 23:29
it is the penetrating energy of fire which is the point of comparison.
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15.
(Jer 1:15; 6:22)。
暗指
De 28:49，
等。
Israel（以色列）——即犹大。
mighty（强盛）——源于阿拉伯文词根，意为"持久的"。"国民"一词的四次重复加强了语气。
ancient（古老的）——迦勒底人最初来自美索不达米亚以北的卡杜齐安和亚美尼亚山脉，从那里迁入巴比伦；像一切山地人一样，他们勇壮坚毅（参
Isa 23:13
的注释）。
language . . . knowest not（言语……你不懂得的）——
Isa 36:11
表明亚兰语"百姓"听不懂，只有受过教育的人能懂[MAURER]。HENDERSON 将此归诸巴比伦人的原初语言，他认为那是他们从本土山地带来的，与波斯语同源，而非亚兰语或任何别的闪族语言，是现代库尔德语的母语。
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15.
(Jer 1:15; 6:22).
Alluding to
De 28:49,
&c.
Israel--that is, Judah.
mighty--from an Arabic root, "enduring." The fourfold repetition of "nation" heightens the force.
ancient--The Chaldeans came originally from the Carduchian and Armenian mountains north of Mesopotamia, whence they immigrated into Babylonia; like all mountaineers, they were brave and hardy (see on
Isa 23:13).
language . . . knowest not--
Isa 36:11
shows that Aramaic was not understood by the "multitude," but only by the educated classes [MAURER]. HENDERSON refers it to the original language of the Babylonians, which, he thinks, they brought with them from their native hills, akin to the Persic, not to the Aramaic, or any other Semitic tongue, the parent of the modern Kurd.
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16. open sepulchre（敞开的坟墓）——（参
Ps 5:9)。
他们的箭袋无所不吞，如同敞开收死人的坟墓：箭有多少，死就有多少。
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16. open sepulchre--(Compare
Ps 5:9).
Their quiver is all-devouring, as the grave opened to receive the dead: as many as are the arrows, so many are the deaths.
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17.
(Le 26:16)。
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(Le 26:16).
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18. 即使在那些降罚的日子，神也不会将他的百姓全然灭绝。
I will not make a full end with you（我必不全然灭绝你）——
(Jer 5:10; Jer 4:27)。
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18. Not even in those days of judgments, will God utterly exterminate His people.
I will not make a full end with you--
(Jer 5:10; Jer 4:27).
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19. 报应相符。你们既离弃我
(Jer 2:13)，
我也必离弃你们。你们既在自己的地上事奉外邦的神，你们也必在不属你们的地上事奉外邦人。类似的报应见于
De 28:47, 48。
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19. Retribution in kind. As ye have forsaken Me
(Jer 2:13),
so shall ye be forsaken by Me. As ye have served strange (foreign) gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers (foreigners) in a land not yours. Compare the similar retribution in
De 28:47, 48.
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21. eyes . . . ears, and（眼……耳，又）——译作"然而"
(参
De 29:4; Isa 6:9)。
他们有知觉的能力，却不使用：但他们仍有责任使用它。
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21. eyes . . . ears, and--Translate, "and yet" (compare
De 29:4; Isa 6:9).
Having powers of perception, they did not use them: still they were responsible for the exercise of them.
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22. sand（沙）——虽然是由易移动的颗粒组成，我却使它足以遏制海的狂暴。你们的悖逆如此可怪，以致狂暴无知的海比我更快顺服，而你们却自称是有理性的 [CALVIN]
(Job 26:10; 38:10, 11; Pr 8:29; Re 15:4)。
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22. sand--Though made up of particles easily shifting about, I render it sufficient to curb the violence of the sea. Such is your monstrous perversity, that the raging, senseless sea sooner obeys Me, than ye do who profess to be intelligent [CALVIN],
(Job 26:10; 38:10, 11; Pr 8:29; Re 15:4).
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23.
(Jer 6:28)。
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23.
(Jer 6:28).
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24. rain . . . former . . . latter（雨……春雨……秋雨）——"秋雨"从十月中旬降到十二月初。"春雨"即巴勒斯坦的春季之雨，在三四月收割前降下，对庄稼成熟至关重要
(De 11:14; Joe 2:23)。
weeks of . . . harvest（收割的几周）——逾越节与五旬节之间的七周，从尼散月十六日起
(De 16:9)。
神特别的护理使巴勒斯坦在收割的几周内不下雨，使收割工作不受干扰
(参
Ge 8:22)。
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24. rain . . . former . . . latter--The "former" falls from the middle of October to the beginning of December. The "latter," or spring rain in Palestine, falls before harvest in March and April, and is essential for ripening the crops
(De 11:14; Joe 2:23).
weeks of . . . harvest--the seven weeks between passover and pentecost, beginning on the sixteenth of Nisan
(De 16:9).
By God's special providence no rain fell in Palestine during the harvest weeks, so that harvest work went on without interruption (see
Ge 8:22).
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25. 国家的罪使这些
Jer 5:24
所提属国性的恩赐中止
(参
Jer 3:3)。
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25. National guilt had caused the suspension of these national mercies mentioned in
Jer 5:24
(compare
Jer 3:3).
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26.
(Pr 1:11, 17, 18； Hab 1:15)。
as he that setteth snares——应作"as fowlers crouch"（如捕鸟人蹲伏）[MAURER]。
trap——字面意为"destruction"（毁灭）：即毁灭的工具。
catch men——不是像彼得那样为拯救
(Lu 5:10)，
而是要毁灭人。
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26.
(Pr 1:11, 17, 18; Hab 1:15).
as he that setteth snares--rather, "as fowlers crouch" [MAURER].
trap--literally, "destruction": the instrument of destruction.
catch men--not as Peter, to save
(Lu 5:10),
but to destroy men.
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27. full of deceit——即装满了以诡诈所得的财物。
rich——
(Ps 73:12, 18-20)。
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27. full of deceit--full of treasures got by deceit.
rich--
(Ps 73:12, 18-20).
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28. shine——肥胖使皮肤发光的结果
(De 32:15)。
他们过着放纵自我的生活。
overpass . . . the wicked——在恶事上甚至超过外邦人
(Jer 2:33； Eze 5:6, 7)。
judge not . . . fatherless——
(Isa 1:23)。
yet . . . prosper——
(Jer 12:1)。
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28. shine--the effect of fatness on the skin
(De 32:15).
They live a life of self-indulgence.
overpass . . . the wicked--exceed even the Gentiles in wickedness
(Jer 2:33; Eze 5:6, 7).
judge not . . . fatherless--
(Isa 1:23).
yet . . . prosper--
(Jer 12:1).
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29.
(Jer 5:9； Mal 3:5)。
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29.
(Jer 5:9; Mal 3:5).
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30.
(Jer 23:14； Ho 6:10)。
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30.
(Jer 23:14; Ho 6:10).
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31. bear rule by their means——字面意为"according to their hands"（照他们的手），即在他们引导之下
(1Ch 25:3)。
关于祭司助长假先知欺骗、为在百姓中得势的例子，见
Jer 29:24-32。
love to have it so——
(Mic 2:11)。
end thereof——当神审判临到之时，这罪恶之途的致命结局。
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31. bear rule by their means--literally, "according to their hands," that is, under their guidance
(1Ch 25:3).
As a sample of the priests lending themselves to the deceits of the false prophets, to gain influence over the people, see
Jer 29:24-32.
love to have it so--
(Mic 2:11).
end thereof--the fatal issue of this sinful course when divine judgments shall come.
耶 5:1-31。
将临审判的因由，是百姓普遍的腐败。
1. 一个人——那时耶路撒冷既有敬虔的约西亚、巴录和西番雅居住，耶利米在此必是指百姓大众——君王、谋士、假先知和祭司——与那少数忠信的人分别出来；神已将那少数人公开地从这被弃绝的百姓中分别出来。在后者中间连一个义人也找不到
(赛 9:16)
[加尔文（CALVIN）]；而且敬虔的人也被禁止为他们代求
(耶 7:16；
试将
创 18:23
等等；诗 12:1； 结 22:30
相比较)。
看……知道——查看……查明。
公平——公正、公义。
赦免它——更准确说，赦免她。