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Jer 14:1-22.
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Jer 14:1-22.
PROPHECIES ON THE OCCASION OF A DROUGHT SENT IN JUDGMENT ON JUDEA.
1. Literally, "That which was the word of Jehovah to Jeremiah concerning the dearth"
drought--literally, the "withholdings," namely, of rain
(De 11:17; 2Ch 7:13).
This word should be used especially of the withholding of rain because rain is in those regions of all things the one chiefly needed
(Jer 17:8,
Margin).
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2. 城門——各城的公眾聚集之處顯得悲哀,因不再有人來往
(Isa 3:26; 24:4)。
發黑——即他們哀悼(黑色表明悲傷),
(Jer 8:21)。
伏於地——向地屈身。
哀號——困苦的呼聲
(1Sa 5:12; Isa 24:11)。
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2. gates--The place of public concourse in each city looks sad, as being no longer frequented
(Isa 3:26; 24:4).
black--that is, they mourn (blackness being indicative of sorrow),
(Jer 8:21).
unto the ground--bowing towards it.
cry--of distress
(1Sa 5:12; Isa 24:11).
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3. 僕人——更確切地說,「他們的下屬」,即家僕。
池子——收集雨水的水池,在沒有泉源的東方甚為常見。
蒙著……頭——
(2Sa 15:30)。
這是羞辱與哀悼的記號。
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3. little ones--rather, "their inferiors," that is, domestics.
pits--cisterns for collecting rain water, often met with in the East where there are no springs.
covered . . . heads--
(2Sa 15:30).
A sign of humiliation and mourning.
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5. 連走獸也因缺乏食物而陷入極度的困境。「母鹿」以愛其幼崽著稱,如今卻棄之不顧。
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5. The brute creation is reduced to the utmost extremity for the want of food. The "hind," famed for her affection to her young, abandons them.
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6. 野驢——牠們前往最當風的「高處」,以「大口吸」風來解牠們的渴。
龍——即豺狼〔HENDERSON〕。
眼目——通常最能從「高處」偵察草與水,旅人可憑牠們的出現推斷附近必有草與水;但如今「牠們的眼睛失明」。另一說法則認為此處所指乃大蚺蛇與蟒蛇,牠們將身體的大部分豎起成十至十二呎高的柱狀,以從周圍灌木叢之上眺望鄰近地區,並張口吸氣。這些巨蛇正是廣為流傳的觀念之源——人們以龍或巨蛇之形來預表洪水與一切毀滅性的力量;因此,亞洲、非洲與不列墳的龍廟總是靠近水邊;例如威爾特郡的阿伯里;方舟的象徵常與龍相連,作為從洪水中保全性命者〔KITTO, Biblical Cyclopædia〕。
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6. wild asses--They repair to "the high places" most exposed to the winds, which they "snuff in" to relieve their thirst.
dragons--jackals [HENDERSON].
eyes--which are usually most keen in detecting grass or water from the "heights," so much so that the traveller guesses from their presence that there must be herbage and water near; but now "their eyes fail." Rather the reference is to the great boas and python serpents which raise a large portion of their body up in a vertical column ten or twelve feet high, to survey the neighborhood above the surrounding bushes, while with open jaws they drink in the air. These giant serpents originated the widely spread notions which typified the deluge and all destructive agents under the form of a dragon or monster serpent; hence, the dragon temples always near water, in Asia, Africa, and Britain; for example, at Abury, in Wiltshire; a symbol of the ark is often associated with the dragon as the preserver from the waters [KITTO, Biblical Cyclopædia].
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7. 求你為我們——即我們所求於你的;求你介入以解除旱災。耶利米以他國家的名義懇求(Ps 109:21)。照樣,「為我們行事」亦係絕對用法(1Sa 14:6)。
為你名的緣故——「因我們的背道太多了」,我們不能因我們的行為來催促你,只能為你名的榮耀;免得你若不施援手,人便說是由於你能力不足(Jos 7:9;Ps 79:9;106:8;Isa 48:9;Eze 20:44)。詩篇 Ps 25:11 中也有同樣的呼求——以「為祂名的緣故」的神的憐憫為我們惟一的盼望,因我們的罪使我們不能信靠自己。
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7. do thou it--what we beg of Thee; interpose to remove the drought. Jeremiah pleads in the name of his nation
(Ps 109:21).
So "work for us," absolutely used
(1Sa 14:6).
for thy name's sake--"for our backslidings are so many" that we cannot urge Thee for the sake of our doings, but for the glory of Thy name; lest, if Thou give us not aid, it should be said it was owing to Thy want of power
(Jos 7:9; Ps 79:9; 106:8; Isa 48:9; Eze 20:44).
The same appeal to God's mercy, "for His name's sake," as our only hope, since our sin precludes trust in ourselves, occurs in
Ps 25:11.
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8. 此處所指的不是幾乎止息的以色列的信心,而是神的應許和永約。惟有真以色列人才以神為他們的「盼望」。
(Jer 17:13)。
寄居……暫停——旅人對只過一夜之地並不在意;但你應許要永遠住在你百姓中間
(2Ch 33:7, 8)。
MAURER 譯作「張開」,即張開帳篷。
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8. The reference is, not to the faith of Israel which had almost ceased, but to the promise and everlasting covenant of God. None but the true Israel make God their "hope."
(Jer 17:13).
turneth aside to tarry--The traveller cares little for the land he tarries but a night in; but Thou hast promised to dwell always in the midst of Thy people
(2Ch 33:7, 8).
MAURER translates, "spreadeth," namely, his tent.
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9. 詫異——如同一位「勇士」,平時能施拯救(Isa 59:1),如今卻因突如其來的災禍而震驚失措,以致辜負了人對他的指望。
在我們中間——(Ex 29:45、46;Le 26:11、12)。
稱為你名下——(Da 9:18、19)作為你自己的子民(De 9:29)。
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9. astonied--like a "mighty man," at other times able to help
(Isa 59:1),
but now stunned by a sudden calamity so as to disappoint the hopes drawn from him.
art in the midst of us--
(Ex 29:45, 46; Le 26:11, 12).
called by thy name--
(Da 9:18, 19)
as Thine own peculiar people
(De 9:29).
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10. 這是耶和華對禱告的回覆(Jer 14:7-9;Jer 2:23-25)。
這樣——如此之深。
喜愛——(Jer 5:31)。
不禁止……腳——他們不順服神的命令:「禁止你的腳」(Jer 2:25),即不隨從偶像。
追想……罪孽——(Ho 8:13;9:9)。他們的罪如此深重,神必須懲罰他們。
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10. Jehovah's reply to the prayer
(Jer 14:7-9; Jer 2:23-25).
Thus--So greatly.
loved--
(Jer 5:31).
not refrained . . . feet--They did not obey God's command; "withhold thy foot"
(Jer 2:25),
namely, from following after idols.
remember . . . iniquity--
(Ho 8:13; 9:9).
Their sin is so great, God must punish them.
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(Jer 7:16; Ex 32:10)。
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(Jer 7:16; Ex 32:10).
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12. 不聽——因他們的禱告是虛偽的:他們的心仍舊拜偶像。神從不拒絕聆聽真實的禱告(Jer 7:21、22;Pr 1:28;Isa 1:15;58:3)。
刀劍……饑荒……瘟疫——三樣最嚴厲的審判同時臨到;其中任何一樣都足以使他們滅亡(2Sa 24:12、13)。
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12. not hear--because their prayers are hypocritical: their hearts are still idolatrous. God never refuses to hear real prayer
(Jer 7:21, 22; Pr 1:28; Isa 1:15; 58:3).
sword . . . famine . . . pestilence--the three sorest judgments at once; any one of which would be enough for their ruin
(2Sa 24:12, 13).
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13. 耶利米力言百姓的罪愆大部分當歸咎於假先知的影響。
必定平安——即堅固而持久的平安。字面作「真實的平安」
(Isa 39:8)。
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13. Jeremiah urges that much of the guilt of the people is due to the false prophets' influence.
assured peace--solid and lasting peace. Literally, "peace of truth"
(Isa 39:8).
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(Jer 23:21)。
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(Jer 23:21).
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15.
(Jer 5:12, 13)。
被刀劍饑荒……滅絕——對假先知和他們的聽眾同類的報應
(Jer 14:16)。
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(Jer 5:12, 13).
By sword and famine . . . consumed--retribution in kind both to the false prophets and to their hearers
(Jer 14:16).
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16. 無人葬埋——
(Ps 79:3)。
倒在我們的惡行上——即他們的惡行所招致的刑罰
(Jer 2:19)。
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16. none to bury--
(Ps 79:3).
pour their wickedness--that is, the punishment incurred by their wickedness
(Jer 2:19).
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17.
(耶九1;哀一16)。
耶利米受命為將臨其國之災禍不住流淚。其國民被稱為「處女」,因她從前未曾受過外邦的軛(賽二十三4)。
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(Jer 9:1; La 1:16).
Jeremiah is desired to weep ceaselessly for the calamities coming on his nation (called a "virgin," as being heretofore never under foreign yoke),
(Isa 23:4).
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18. 往來——即必須遷居到流放之地。HORSLEY 譯作:「在境內往來經商」(參耶五31旁註;林後四2;彼後二3),「毫不理會」(即對眼前的苦難漢不顧)(賽一3,五十八3)。
若保留希伯來文動詞的字面意義,我願隨英譯本將這話解為指被擄到巴比倫:「先知和祭司必須前往異地經營其宗教交易」(賽五十六11;結三十四2-3;彌三11)。
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18. go about--that is, shall have to migrate into a land of exile. HORSLEY translates, "go trafficking about the land (see
Jer 5:31,
Margin;
2Co 4:2; 2Pe 2:3),
and take no knowledge" (that is, pay no regard to the miseries before their eyes)
(Isa 1:3; 58:3).
If the literal sense of the Hebrew verb be retained, I would with English Version understand the words as referring to the exile to Babylon; thus, "the prophet and the priest shall have to go to a strange land to practise their religious traffic
(Isa 56:11; Eze 34:2, 3; Mic 3:11).
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19. 百姓向神懇求,因耶利米被禁止如此行。
不得痊癒——
(Jer 15:18)。
平安……沒有益處——
(Jer 8:15)。
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19. The people plead with God, Jeremiah being forbidden to do so.
no healing--
(Jer 15:18).
peace . . . no good--
(Jer 8:15).
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(Da 9:8)。
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(Da 9:8).
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21. 我們——「你榮耀的寶座」可能是「不要厭惡」(「不要棄絕」)的賓語;或作「錫安」(耶十四19)。
你榮耀的寶座——耶路撒冷,或作聖殿,被稱為神的「腳凳」和「居所」
(代上二十八2;詩一三二5)。
你的約——
(詩一零六45;但九19)。
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21. us--"the throne of Thy glory" may be the object of "abhor not" ("reject not"); or "Zion"
(Jer 14:19).
throne of thy glory--Jerusalem, or, the temple, called God's "footstool" and "habitation"
(1Ch 28:2; Ps 132:5).
thy covenant--
(Ps 106:45; Da 9:19).
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22. 虛無——偶像
(申三十二21)。
雨——
(亞十1-2)。
諸天——即諸天離了神不能自給
(太五45;徒十四17);
它們並非第一因,不當如外邦人那樣加以神化。這裡的析取詞「或」支持 CALVIN 的解釋:「連諸天自己也不能降雨,更何況偶像的虛無呢。」
你不是那……嗎——即能賜雨的那一位?
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22. vanities--idols
(De 32:21).
rain--
(Zec 10:1, 2).
heavens--namely, of themselves without God
(Mt 5:45; Ac 14:17);
they are not the First Cause, and ought not to be deified, as they were by the heathen. The disjunctive "or" favors CALVIN'S explanation: "Not even the heavens themselves can give rain, much less can the idol vanities."
art not thou he--namely, who canst give rain?
Jer 14:1-22.
因旱災而發的預言——這旱災是作為對猶大的審判而降下的
1. 原文作「耶和華論到旱災的話臨到耶利米」。
旱災——原文作「扣留」,即雨的扣留
(De 11:17; 2Ch 7:13)。
這詞特別用於雨的扣留,因為在那個地區,雨是萬物中最為急需的
(Jer 17:8,
旁註)。