Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Jeremiah 8

^{1 !} The destruction of the Jewes.

^{1 a} The enemie for ??? of gaine shal ritie your graues, and laye you before those idoles, which in your life you worshiped: to se if they can helpe you.

^{3 b} Because of the afflictions that thei shal fele through God's judgements.

^{4 c} Is there no hope, that thei wil returne.

^{4 !} The Lord moueth the people to amendement.

^{6 d} They are ful of hypocrisie and euerie one followeth his owne fantasie without any consideracion.

^{7 e} He accuseth them in that that they are more ignorant of God's judgements then these birdes are of their appointed seasons to discerne the colde, and heat, as {Isa. 1, 3}

^{8 f} The Lawe doeth not profite you, ??? it to haue bene writen for oght that you haue learned by it.

^{9 g} They that seme wise, may be ashamed of their ignorance: for al wisdome consisteth in Gods worde.

^{10 !} He reprehendeth the lying doctrine & the couetousnes of the Prophetes & Priests.

^{11 h} Read {Chap. 6, 14}.

^{14 i} He speaketh in the persone of the people, who when the enemie cometh, wil runne about to hide them selues, & acknowledge that it is Gods hand.

^{14 k} That is, hathe broght vs into extreme affliction, and thus they shal not attribute this plague to fortune, but to Gods just judgement, {Chap. 9, 15} & {23, 15}.

^{16 l} Read {Chap. 4, 15}.

^{17 m} God threateneth to send the Babylonians among them, who shal vtterly destroye them in suche sorte as by no meanes they shal escape.

^{18 n} Read {Chap. 4, 19}.

^{19 o} Thus the Lord speaketh.

^{20 p} The people wonder that they haue so long time loked for succour in vaine.

^{21 q} The Prophet speaketh this.

^{22 r} Meaning, that no mans helpe or meanes cold saue them: for in Gilead was precious balme, {Chap. 46, 11} or els deriding the vaine confidence of the people who loked for helpe at their Priests, who shulde haue bene the phisitions of their soules, & dwelt at Gilead, {Hose. 6,8}.