Jeremias 15:4

4 Entregá-los-ei para serem um espetáculo horrendo perante todos os reinos da terra, por causa de Manassés, filho de Ezequias, rei de Judá, por tudo quanto fez em Jerusalém.

Jeremias 15:4 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 15:4

And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the
earth
Not only into Babylon, but into other countries; which has had its full accomplishment in this their last captivity by the Romans: or "I will give them for a commotion" F26; shaking and trembling; they shall be like Cain, fugitives and vagabonds, and be in fear and trembling everywhere, for what is, or is about to come upon them: or "for horror unto all kingdoms" F1; all that see the calamities and judgments that come upon them will be struck with dread and horror, plainly seeing the hand of the Lord in them: because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah;
because of the idolatry and murder committed by him; and which were the more aggravated, by having so good a parent, and so religious an education, and by his high office and dignity as king of Judah; and though these sins were personally forgiven him, yet, being imitated and continued in by the Jews, captivity is threatened them. The Targum is,

``because they turned not (or were not converted) as Manasseh;''
and so in the Talmud F2, because Manasseh repented, and they did not; but this sense the words will not bear, because of what goes before, of which these are a reason; and because of what follows after, which are connected with them: for that which he did in Jerusalem;
the innocent blood he shed there, and the idolatrous worship he there set up; even where the temple was, the place of God's worship, and which was the metropolis of the nation, and so set an example, which must influence the whole country.
FOOTNOTES:

F26 (hewzl) "in commotionem", Calvin, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F1 "In horrorem", Cocceius.
F2 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 102. 2.

Jeremias 15:4 In-Context

2 E quando te perguntarem: Para onde iremos? dir-lhes-ás: Assim diz o Senhor: Os que para a morte, para a morte; e os que para a espada, para a espada; e os que para a fome, para a fome; e os que para o cativeiro, para o cativeiro.
3 Pois os visitarei com quatro gêneros de destruidores, diz o Senhor: com espada para matar, e com cães, para os dilacerarem, e com as aves do céu e os animais da terra, para os devorarem e destruírem.
4 Entregá-los-ei para serem um espetáculo horrendo perante todos os reinos da terra, por causa de Manassés, filho de Ezequias, rei de Judá, por tudo quanto fez em Jerusalém.
5 Pois quem se compadecerá de ti, ó Jerusalém? ou quem se entristecerá por ti? Quem se desviará para perguntar pela tua paz?
6 Tu me rejeitaste, diz o Senhor, voltaste para trás; por isso estenderei a minha mão contra ti, e te destruirei; estou cansado de me abrandar.
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