Geneva Bible Notes: Jeremiah 5

Jeremiah 5:1 ^! InJudah no righteous man found nether among the people nor the rulers.

Jeremiah 5:1 ^a That is, the citie.

Jeremiah 5:2 ^b Thogh they pretend religion and holines, yet all is but hypocrisie for vnder this kinde of searing is conteined the true religion

Jeremiah 5:3 ^c Doest not you loue vprightnes and faithful dealing?

Jeremiah 5:3 ^d Thou hast oft times punished them, but all is in vayne, {Isa. 9, 13}

Jeremiah 5:5 ^e He speaketh this to the reproche of them which shulde gouerne and teache others, & yet are farther out of the way then the simple people.

Jeremiah 5:6 ^f Meaning, Nebuchadnezzar and his armie.

Jeremiah 5:7 ^g He sheweth that to sweare by any thing then by God, is to forsake him.

Jeremiah 5:10 ^h He commandet ??? the Babylonians and enemies to destroye them.

Jeremiah 5:10 ⁱ Read {Chap. 4, 27}.

Jeremiah 5:12 ^k Because thei gaue no credit to the wordes of his Prophetes, as {Isa. 28,15}.

Jeremiah 5:13 ^l Their wordes shalbe of non effect, but vaine.

Jeremiah 5:13 ^m Thei are not sent of the Lord, & therefore that which thei threaten to vs, shal come vpon them.

Jeremiah 5:14 ⁿ Meaning Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 5:15 ^o To wit, the Babylonians & Caldeans.

Jeremiah 5:15 ^! Wherefore Judah is destroied of the Caldeans.

Jeremiah 5:16 ^p Who shal kil many with their arrowes.

Jeremiah 5:18 ^q Here the Lord declareth his vnspeakeable fauour toward his Church, as {Chap. 4,27}.

Jeremiah 5:19 ^r Meaning the Prophet Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 5:21 ^/ Ebr. without heart.

Jeremiah 5:25 ^s If there be anie stay, that we receiue not gods blessings in abundance, we must donsider that it is for our owne iniquities, {Isa. 59, 1}

Jeremiah 5:28 ^t Thei fele not the plague of God for it.

Jeremiah 5:31 ^u Meaning, that there colde be nothing but disorder where the ministers were wicked persones & corrupt.

Jeremiah 5:31 ^/ Or, beare rule.