Yēlìmǐshū 2:8

8 Jìsī dōu bú shuō , Yēhéhuá zaì nǎli ne . chuán jiǎng lǜfǎ de dōu bú rènshi wǒ . guān zhǎng wéibeì wǒ . xiānzhī jiè bā lì shuō yùyán , suícóng wúyì de shén .

Yēlìmǐshū 2:8 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests said not, where is the Lord?
&c.] Whose business it was to draw nigh to God, and offer the sacrifices of the people, and inquire of God for them; whose lips should keep knowledge, and at whose mouth the law should be sought, they being the messengers of the Lord of hosts, ( Malachi 2:7 ) : and they that handle the law knew me not;
the sanhedrim, according to Jarchi; or the lawyers and scribes, the Rabbins and doctors of the law, whose business it was to read and explain it; these did not understand it, nor the mind of God in it; and much less did they know him in a spiritual and evangelical manner; or as he is in Christ, and revealed in the Gospel: the pastors also transgressed against me;
kings, as the Targum, Jarchi, and Kimchi interpret it, who were pastors or shepherds in a civil sense; whose business it was to feed the people as the shepherd does his flock; that is, to guide and govern them by wholesome laws, by the laws of God; but, instead of this, they rebelled against the Lord, and transgressed his commands: and the prophets prophesied by Baal;
in his name; pretending to be inspired by that idol, and to receive the spirit of prophecy from him: and walked after things that do not profit;
the gods of the Gentiles, which could not supply them with the least temporal blessing, and much less give them spiritual and eternal ones; see ( Jeremiah 14:22 ) . This is to be understood of false prophets, as Ben Melech.

Yēlìmǐshū 2:8 In-Context

6 Tāmen yĕ bú shuō , nà lǐng wǒmen cóng Āijí dì shang lái , yǐndǎo wǒmen jīngguò kuàngyĕ , shā mò yǒu shēn kēng zhī dì , hé gān hàn sǐ yīn , wú rén jīngguò , wú rén jūzhù zhī dì de Yēhéhuá zaì nǎli ne .

7 Wǒ lǐng nǐmen jìnrù féimĕi zhī dì , shǐ nǐmen dé chī qízhōng de guǒzi hé mĕi wù . dàn nǐmen jìnrù de shíhou jiù diànwū wǒde dì , shǐ wǒde chǎnyè chéngwéi kĕ zēng de .

8 Jìsī dōu bú shuō , Yēhéhuá zaì nǎli ne . chuán jiǎng lǜfǎ de dōu bú rènshi wǒ . guān zhǎng wéibeì wǒ . xiānzhī jiè bā lì shuō yùyán , suícóng wúyì de shén .

9 Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ yīncǐ bì yǔ nǐmen zhēng biàn , yĕ bì yǔ nǐmen de zǐsūn zhēng biàn .

10 Nǐmen qiĕ guō dào Jītí hǎidǎo qù chákàn , dǎfa rén wǎng jī dá qù liú xīn chákǎo , kàn céng yǒu zhèyàng de shì méiyǒu .