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Jer 5:1-31.
英文原文
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.
（Tit 1:16）。
起假誓——並非司法上的誓言；而是他們對耶和華敬拜的宣認並不真誠
（Jer 5:7； Jer 4:2）。
約西亞治下的改革，對大多數人而言不過是表面的。
英文原文
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. 眼目看顧誠實——
（De 32:4； 2Ch 16:9）。
「誠實」與「起假誓」相對
（Jer 5:2）。
虛假宣信的猶太人從真理之神那裏只能期望審判。
責打……不覺痛苦——
（Jer 2:30； Isa 1:5; 9:13）。
拒絕……管教——
（Jer 7:28； Zep 3:2）。
英文原文
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. 窮人——宜作「那些窮人」。他暫且假設這徹底的敗壞僅限於未受教導的窮人，並以為在較高的階層中會找到不同的情況；但在那裏他發現的是毫無約束的放蕩。
英文原文
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. 他們曉得——更恰當的譯法是「他們理當曉得」。先知以此為可推想之事，這是考量到他們的身分地位。
但這些人——我發現情形恰恰相反。
掙斷……繩索——即將神的律法置之度外
(Ps 2:3)。
英文原文
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. 獅子……豺狼……豹——分別為百獸中最強壯的、最貪婪嗜血的，以及最敏捷的，藉以描繪迦勒底人令人畏懼的特質。
晚間的——也有人譯作曠野的，但較不妥切。複數形式表示牠每個晚上都出來尋找獵物（Ps 104:20；Hab 1:8；Zep 3:3）。
豹……窺探……城邑——（Ho 13:7）。牠必在他們的城邑四圍埋伏伺機。
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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. 神若任憑如此邪惡不受懲罰，便與祂的聖潔不相合。
指著……起誓——（Jer 5:2；Jer 4:2）；即敬拜。
不是神的——（De 32:21）。
吃飽……到了肥壯——Keri（希伯來文邊註）如此讀。神的豐富與他們的背道形成對比（De 32:15）。神的恩賜——興盛，本為引導人歸向祂，卻往往產生相反的效果。希伯來文 Chetib（正文）讀作：「我用誓言將他們（與我）結合」，即在神與以色列於西奈所立之婚約中；與此相對照的是他們的「淫亂」；這種反義平行支持此說。
行淫……妓女的家中——屬靈意義上指偶像廟中的偶像崇拜；但字面的淫亂也包括在內，因它常是偶像崇拜的一部分，例如在巴比倫Mylitta的崇拜中。
英文原文
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. 早晨——（Isa 5:11）。「清早起來」是形容對任何事物不懈渴慕的用語；猶太人對偶像崇拜的貪戀正是如此。MAURER 從另一個希伯來文字根譯作「不斷地往來遊蕩」，被情慾所焚燒（Jer 2:23）。但*《英文欽定本》*的譯法更為簡明（參 Jer 13:27；Eze 22:11）。
英文原文
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. 這是對巴比倫人突然的呼告，要他們攻取耶路撒冷，卻不可將這國滅盡（見 Jer 4:27 註解）。
枝子——更當譯作藤蔓〔MAURER〕：這國被比作葡萄樹（Jer 12:10），其主幹要存留，而藤蔓（即首要人物）要被除掉。
英文原文
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. 否認——即不認。
不是他——更恰當的譯法是「（耶和華）不是祂」，即不是真實獨一的神
(Jer 14:22； De 32:39； Isa 43:10, 13)。
他們藉著拜偶像實際上否認了祂。或指下文並
Jer 5:9，
「（耶和華）不是」，即不是要懲罰我們罪惡的那位
(Jer 14:13； Isa 28:15)。
英文原文
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. 接續猶太人不信的話語。
先知——即預言刑罰臨到我們的人。
話——藉真先知說話的聖靈不在他們裏面〔MAURER〕。或作「他們裏面沒有話（神的啟示）」
(Ho 1:2)
〔ROSENMULLER〕。
如此等——他們不祥的預言必臨到自己身上。
英文原文
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. 你們……你的……這百姓——祂轉離對百姓的說話，轉而對先知說話；暗示祂將他們置於遠離自己的地位，只藉先知與他們溝通（Jer 5:19）。
火……木柴——你所宣告的審判必應驗，必如火吞滅木柴一般吞滅他們。在 Jer 23:29 中，比喻的重點是火的穿透之能。
英文原文
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。
以色列——即猶大。
強盛——源於阿拉伯文詞根「持久」。「國」的四次重複加強了語氣。
古老——迦勒底人原來來自美索不達米亞以北的卡杜齊和亞美尼亞山區，從那裏移民到巴比倫尼亞；像一切山地居民一樣，他們勇敢而堅韌（見
Isa 23:13
之註解）。
言語……你不懂得——
Isa 36:11
表明亞蘭文並不被「群眾」所明白，只有受過教育的人才懂〔MAURER〕。HENDERSON 將此指為巴比倫人的原來語言，他認為他們從故土山嶺帶來的，與波斯語相近，而非亞蘭文或任何其他閃族語言，是現代庫爾德語的母語。
英文原文
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. 敞開的墳墓——（參
Ps 5:9)。
他們的箭袋是吞滅一切的，如同敞開要收納死人的墳墓：箭有多少，死就有多少。
英文原文
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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17.
(Le 26:16).
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18. 即使在那些審判的日子，神也不將祂的子民全然滅絕。
我不將你們全然滅盡——
（耶五10；耶四27）。
英文原文
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. 同類的報應。你們怎樣撇棄我
(Jer 2:13)，
我也必照樣撇棄你們。你們怎樣在自己的地上事奉外邦的神，也必在不屬你們的地上事奉外邦人。比較
De 28:47, 48
類似的報應。
英文原文
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. 眼睛……耳朵，和*——譯為「卻」（參
De 29:4; Isa 6:9)。
他們雖有知覺的能力，卻不使用；然而他們仍要為使用這些能力負責。
英文原文
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. 沙——雖由易於移動的微粒組成，我卻使它足以遏制海的狂暴。你們的悖逆如此可怖，以致狂怒無知的海比我更快順服，而你們卻自稱為有理智的人
[CALVIN]，
(Job 26:10；38:10, 11； Pr 8:29； Re 15:4)。
英文原文
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. 雨……春雨……秋雨——「秋雨」從十月中旬降至十二月初。「春雨」即巴勒斯坦的春季雨，在三、四月收成前降下，對穀物的成熟至為重要
（申十一14；珥二23）。
收割的……節期——從逾越節到五旬節之間的七個禮拜，從尼散月十六日開始
（申十六9）。
藉著神特別的護理，巴勒斯坦在收割的週內不下雨，使收割工作得以不受打斷地進行（參創八22）。
英文原文
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. 國家的罪孽使耶五24所提這些國家的恩典中止
（參耶三3）。
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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)。
如設網羅的——當作「如捕鳥人蹲伏」[MAURER]。
網——直譯為「毀滅」：毀滅的器具。
捉拿人——不像彼得那樣為拯救
(Lu 5:10)，
而是為毀滅人。
英文原文
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. 充滿詭詐——充滿以詭詐得來的財寶。
富足——
(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. 光潤——肥胖對皮膚的影響
(De 32:15)。
牠們過着放縱自己的生活。
越過……惡人——在惡事上甚至超過外邦人
(Jer 2:33； Eze 5:6, 7)。
不為孤兒伸冤——
(Isa 1:23)。
卻……亨通——
(Jer 12:1)。
英文原文
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.
（耶五9；瑪三5）。
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29.
(Jer 5:9; Mal 3:5).
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30.
（耶二十三14；何六10）。
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30.
(Jer 23:14; Ho 6:10).
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31. 藉牠們掌權——直譯為「照牠們的手」，即在牠們的引導之下
(1Ch 25:3)。
關於祭司與假先知的欺騙同流、藉以在百姓中得勢的一個樣本，見
Jer 29:24-32。
喜愛這樣行——
(Mic 2:11)。
結局——當神的審判來臨時，這罪惡之路的致命結局。
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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.
Jer 5:1-31.
將要降下的審判，其原因在於百姓普遍的腐敗
1. 一個人——由於敬虔的約西亞、巴錄與西番雅當時都住在耶路撒冷，耶利米此處必是指百姓的大眾、王、謀士、假先知與祭司，與少數忠信之人有別——神已公開將他們從被棄絕的百姓中分別出來；在後者之中，連一個義人也找不著
（Isa 9:16）
〔CALVIN〕；況且，敬虔人被禁止為他們代求
（Jer 7:16；
比較
Ge 18:23
等；Ps 12:1； Eze 22:30）。
看……知道——察看……查明。
公平——公義、正直。
赦免它——更確切地說，赦免她。