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Jer 8:1-22.
英文原文
Jer 8:1-22.
THE JEW'S COMING PUNISHMENT; THEIR UNIVERSAL AND INCURABLE IMPENITENCE.
1. The victorious Babylonians were about to violate the sanctuaries of the dead in search of plunder; for ornaments, treasures, and insignia of royalty were usually buried with kings. Or rather, their purpose was to do the greatest dishonor to the dead
(Isa 14:19).
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2. 擺在……日頭等——同類相報的報應。他們所敬拜的那些對象，將漠然見證他們的羞辱。
愛慕……事奉……隨從……求問……敬拜——詞語堆疊，彷彿再多說也不足以充分表達他們對天象之偶像崇拜的瘋狂熱忱
（2Ki 23:5）。
不得葬埋——
（Jer 22:19）。
糞土——
（Jer 9:22； Ps 83:10）。
英文原文
2. spread . . . before the sun, &c.--retribution in kind. The very objects which received their idolatries shall unconcernedly witness their dishonor.
loved . . . served . . . after . . . walked . . . sought . . . worshipped--Words are accumulated, as if enough could not be said fully to express the mad fervor of their idolatry to the heavenly host
(2Ki 23:5).
nor . . . buried--
(Jer 22:19).
dung--
(Jer 9:22; Ps 83:10).
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3. 存活的人比死者更慘
（Job 3:21, 22； Re 9:6）。
就是一切剩餘的所在——「在他們所剩餘之人的一切地方，就是我……」，即在我所驅散他們剩餘之人所到的一切地方〔MAURER〕。
英文原文
3. The survivors shall be still worse off than the dead
(Job 3:21, 22; Re 9:6).
which remain in all the places--"in all places of them that remain, whither I . . . that is, in all places whither I have driven them that remain [MAURER].
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4.「這豈不是自然的本能——人若跌倒，就必再起來；人若轉離（即偏離正路），就必歸回他所離開的那一點？為何耶路撒冷不如此行呢？」他利用了歸回的雙重含義：字面與比喻
(耶 3:12；4:1)。
英文原文
4. "Is it not a natural instinct, that if one falls, he rises again; if one turns away (that is, wanders from the way), he will return to the point from which he wandered? Why then does not Jerusalem do so?" He plays on the double sense of return; literal and metaphorical
(Jer 3:12; 4:1).
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5. 墮落……背道——宜作，因希伯來文與本節所指的
耶 8:4
相同：「轉去，以恒久的背道」。
恒久——與「起來」（再起來
耶 8:4)
相對。
不肯回頭——與「他……豈不歸回」
(耶 8:4； 耶 5:3)
相對。
英文原文
5. slidden . . . backsliding--rather, as the Hebrew is the same as in
Jer 8:4,
to which this verse refers, "turned away with a perpetual turning away."
perpetual--in contrast to the "arise" ("rise again,"
Jer 8:4).
refuse to return--in contrast to, "shall he . . . not return"
(Jer 8:4; Jer 5:3).
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6. 不說正直的話——即不悔改地承認自己所行有錯。請比較下文。
各人……他的道路——Keri（修訂本）讀作「道路」單數，但Chetib（書寫本）作「道路」複數。「他們一旦進入某條路，便在其中堅持不懈。」他們的惡路是各式各樣的。
馬猛衝——字面意為「傾瀉而出」，如同決垣而出的水。比喻的重點在於戰馬的瘋狂疾馳
(Job 39:19-25)。
英文原文
6. spake not aright--that is, not so as penitently to confess that they acted wrong. Compare what follows.
every one . . . his course--The Keri reads "course," but the Chetib, "courses." "They persevere in the courses whatever they have once entered on." Their wicked ways were diversified.
horse rusheth--literally, "pours himself forth," as water that has burst its embankment. The mad rapidity of the war horse is the point of comparison
(Job 39:19-25).
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7. 候鳥的本能引導牠們每年春天毫不失誤地從冬季的棲所飛回夏日氣候之地（So 2:12）；但神的百姓，即使在祂烈怒的冬天過去、祂邀請他們回到祂恩寵的春天之時，仍不肯歸向祂。
在天空——是強調語。鳥類的根本元素就是空氣，在其中牠們從不安息，卻仍顯出穩定的睿智，這是神的百姓所沒有的。
時候——即遷徙和歸回的時候。
我的百姓——這尊貴的稱號使猶太人對他們的神那種悖乎常理的頑梗更為嚴重。
卻不知道等——（Jer 5:4、5；Isa 1:3）。
英文原文
7. The instinct of the migratory birds leads them with unfailing regularity to return every spring from their winter abodes in summer climes
(So 2:12);
but God's people will not return to Him even when the winter of His wrath is past, and He invites them back to the spring of His favor.
in the heaven--emphatical. The birds whose very element is the air, in which they are never at rest, yet show a steady sagacity, which God's people do not.
times--namely, of migrating, and of returning.
my people--This honorable title aggravates the unnatural perversity of the Jews towards their God.
know not, &c.--
(Jer 5:4, 5; Isa 1:3).
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8. 律法……在我們這裏——
(Ro 2:17)。
猶太人擁有他們引以為傲的律法，本可成為萬國中最有智慧的；但因他們忽略律法的誡命，律法對他們而言便成了「徒然」賜下的。
文士——即抄寫者。「徒然」地增多抄本。MAURER 譯作：「文士的假筆將它〔律法〕曲解為謊言。」見旁註（Margin），與武加大譯本（Vulgate）一致。
英文原文
8. law . . . with us--
(Ro 2:17).
Possessing the law, on which they prided themselves, the Jews might have become the wisest of nations; but by their neglecting its precepts, the law became given "in vain," as far as they were concerned.
scribes--copyists. "In vain" copies were multiplied. MAURER translates, "The false pen of the scribes hath converted it [the law] into a lie." See Margin, which agrees with Vulgate.
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9. 驚惶——即狼狽慚愧。
甚麼智慧——字面作「甚麼的智慧？」即「在哪方面的智慧？」因為耶和華的話才是智慧的唯一真源
(Ps 119:98-100； Pr 1:7; 9:10)。
英文原文
9. dismayed--confounded.
what wisdom--literally, "the wisdom of what?" that is, "wisdom in what respect?" the Word of the Lord being the only true source of wisdom
(Ps 119:98-100; Pr 1:7; 9:10).
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10-12. 重複自
Jer 6:12-15。
試參類似的重複，
Jer 8:15； Jer 14:19。
為業——即繼承其所有。
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10-12. Repeated from
Jer 6:12-15.
See a similar repetition,
Jer 8:15; Jer 14:19.
inherit--succeed to the possession of them.
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(Eze 13:10)。
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(Eze 13:10).
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13. 必滅盡——字面作「收取我必收取」，或「滅盡我必滅盡」。
沒有葡萄……無花果——
(Joe 1:7； Mt 21:19)。
我所賜給……都必離開——應作「我必派定淹沒（越過）他們的人歸給他們」，即我必差遣仇敵臨到他們〔MAURER〕。英文譯本也與上下文相符：他們的葡萄和無花果雖然成熟，卻不許他們享用。
英文原文
13. surely consume--literally, "gathering I will gather," or "consuming I will consume."
no grapes . . . nor figs--
(Joe 1:7; Mt 21:19).
things that I have given . . . shall pass away--rather, "I will appoint to them those who shall overwhelm (pass over) them," that is, I will send the enemy upon them [MAURER]. English Version accords well with the context; Though their grapes and figs ripen, they shall not be allowed to enjoy them.
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14. 集合——為了防禦。
我們要靜默——不去攻擊敵人，僅僅安靜地自衛，直等到風暴過去。
使我們靜默無聲——使我們落到再也不能抵抗仇敵的地步；暗示絕望中的沉默。
苦膽的水——直譯為「有毒植物的水」，也許指罌粟
(Jer 9:15; 23:15)。
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14. assemble--for defense.
let us be silent--not assault the enemy, but merely defend ourselves in quiet, until the storm blow over.
put us to silence--brought us to that state that we can no longer resist the foe; implying silent despair.
water of gall--literally, "water of the poisonous plant," perhaps the poppy
(Jer 9:15; 23:15).
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15. 重複於
Jer 14:19。
我們仰望——因假先知所給的期望。
平安——即醫治；從患難中恢復。
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15. Repeated
(Jer 14:19).
We looked for--owing to the expectations held out by the false prophets.
health--healing; that is, restoration from adversity.
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16. 他的馬——迦勒底人的馬。
聽見——先知性的過去時態，指未來。
從但——與腓尼基接壤。這將是尼布甲尼撒入侵以色列的路線；步兵之前的騎兵會掃遍全國。
壯馬——馬駒的詩意表達，是耶利米書特有的
(Jer 47:3；
參
Jer 4:13, 29; 6:23)。
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16. his horses--the Chaldean's.
was heard--the prophetical past for the future.
from Dan--bordering on Phœnicia. This was to be Nebuchadnezzar's route in invading Israel; the cavalry in advance of the infantry would scour the country.
strong ones--a poetical phrase for steeds, peculiar to Jeremiah
(Jer 47:3;
compare
Jer 4:13, 29; 6:23).
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17. 我——耶和華。
毒蛇——虺蛇
(Isa 11:8)，
即仇敵，他們的毀滅之力無法藉任何勸說或其他方法抵擋。東方的弄蛇者以音樂引誘蛇，竝以頸部特定的按壓使蛇不能攻擊
(Ps 58:4, 5)。
英文原文
17. I--Jehovah.
cockatrices--basilisks
(Isa 11:8),
that is, enemies whose destructive power no means, by persuasion or otherwise, can counteract. Serpent-charmers in the East entice serpents by music, and by a particular pressure on the neck render them incapable of darting
(Ps 58:4, 5).
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18.
（賽二十二4）。
此為先知為其本國將臨之災禍所作的哀嘆。
慰我憂愁——或作論到憂愁。MAURER 譯作：「唯願那對我憂愁而言的舒暢！」即「唯願舒暢（『安慰』，源於一阿拉伯語字根，意為如日出之照耀）在我的憂愁上向我照耀！」
在我心——在我裡面。
英文原文
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(Isa 22:4).
The lamentation of the prophet for the impending calamity of his country.
against sorrow--or, with respect to sorrow. MAURER translates, "Oh, my exhilaration as to sorrow!" that is, "Oh, that exhilaration ('comfort', from an Arabic root, to shine as the rising sun) would shine upon me as to my sorrow!"
in me--within me.
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19. 先知在異象中聽見被擄猶太人的呼喊，驚訝神竟將他們交在仇敵手中，因為祂是錫安的王，住在其中
(Mic 3:11)。
本節後半神回答說，原因在於他們自己的偶像崇拜，而非神的不忠。
因為住在遠方之人的緣故——寧可譯為「從遙遠之地」，即一個遙遠的國家
(Isa 39:3)。
《英文欽定本》理解這呼喊是猶太人在他們自己的地上因從遠方來的仇敵而發的。
奇怪的虛假——即外邦的神。
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19. The prophet in vision hears the cry of the exiled Jews, wondering that God should have delivered them up to the enemy, seeing that He is Zion's king, dwelling in her
(Mic 3:11).
In the latter half of the verse God replies that their own idolatry, not want of faithfulness on His part, is the cause.
because of them that dwell in a far country--rather, "from a land of distances," that is, a distant land
(Isa 39:3).
English Version understands the cry to be of the Jews in their own land, because of the enemy coming from their far-off country.
strange vanities--foreign gods.
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20. 這是諺語。意為：一個又一個盼望的季節過去了，但所盼望的拯救始終沒有來到，如今一切盼望都已斷絕。
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20. Proverbial. Meaning: One season of hope after another has passed, but the looked-for deliverance never came, and now all hope is gone.
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21. 黑——因憂愁而面色陰沉
(Joe 2:6)。
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21. black--sad in visage with grief
(Joe 2:6).
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22. 乳香——即沒藥；用以敷在我百姓的傷處。由示巴女王在所羅門時期首次從阿拉伯幸福之地帶入猶大
[JOSEPHUS,《猶太古史》, 8.2]。
即 PLINY 所說的 opobalsamum；或
[BOCHART] 認為是從篤耨香提取的樹脂。它盛產於約旦河東的基列，因此許多「醫生」在那裏設立
(Jer 46:11；51:8； Ge 37:25；43:11)。
痊癒……復原——希伯來文字面作「拉長……上升」；即用以包紮傷口的長繃帶。阿拉伯文也是如此
[GESENIUS]。
英文原文
22. balm--balsam; to be applied to the wounds of my people. Brought into Judea first from Arabia Felix, by the queen of Sheba, in Solomon's time [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 8.2]. The opobalsamum of PLINY; or else [BOCHART] the resin drawn from the terebinth. It abounded in Gilead, east of Jordan, where, in consequence, many "physicians" established themselves
(Jer 46:11; 51:8; Ge 37:25; 43:11).
health . . . recovered--The Hebrew is literally, "lengthening out . . . gone up"; hence, the long bandage applied to bind up a wound. So the Arabic also [GESENIUS].
Jer 8:1-22.
猶太人將受的刑罰；他們普遍而無可救藥的不悔改
1. 得勝的巴比倫人將要褻瀆死者的墳墓以搜刮掠物；因為裝飾品、財寶與王權的標記通常隨王同葬。或更確切地說，他們的目的是要對死者施以最大的羞辱
（Isa 14:19）。