Jeremiah 2:27
Saying to a stock
"To a tree" F6; to a piece of wood; that is, to an
image made of it; so the Targum,
``they say to an image of wood;''
what follows:
thou art my father;
ascribing that to the idol which belongs to God, who was their
Father that made them, and upheld them, was the author of their
beings, and the God of their mercies:
and to a
stone;
an image of stone:
thou hast brought me forth:
into being; affirming it to be his former and maker; so the Targum,
``to that which is made of stone, thou hast created me:''
for they have turned their back unto me, and not their
face;
they turned their faces to images of wood and stone, and worshipped
them; and they turned their backs upon the Lord, his worship and
ordinances, and apostatized from him; which the Targum thus
expresses,
``for they turned their backs on my worship, and did not put my
fear before their faces:''
but in the time of their trouble;
when any calamity befalls them, as famine, pestilence, sword,
captivity, and the like:
they will say, arise, and save
us;
not that they will say so to their idols, but they will say so to
the true God; for notwithstanding they worshipped idols in time of
prosperity, forgetting God their Saviour; yet in adversity they are
brought to their senses, and find that none but God can save them,
and therefore apply to him; to which agrees the Targum,
``and in the time that evil comes upon them, they deny their
idols, and confess before me, and say, have mercy on us, and save
us.''