time comes to him and commandeth him to take this Gird!e and carry it to Euphrates, This was one of the four great Rivers | that the River out of the Garden of Eden divided it felt into, Gen. 2, 10,14. It was the border of the promiſed Land, Gen. IS. 18, Deut. I. 7, 11,24. I Chron. 5. 9. Reuben's Lot was bounded by it, The Prophet was commanded to hide his Girdle, in the hel? of a Rock in that Kiver. But why there? Were there not other places nearer, where the Prophet might have hid ic? Ir 1s judged by ſome, that this Command was alſo to {1gnifie unto them, that they ſhould be carried out of their own Borders into Captivity ; or rather that they had corrupted themſelves, an were become rct*en by doing after the taſhions and manners of the Heathens, who lived on the other fide of Euphrates always. but having (an hundred years before this) captivated the Ten Tribes, lived alſo on the other fide of it.
5 SoI wentandhid it by Euphrates as the LORD commanded me e. .
e Moſt think that Feremiah did this but in a Viſion ; for it was a very long Journey forthe Prophet to take to go from Anarhorh, or Hicruſilem as far as Euphrates, Feremiah was obedient to God's Command, without ary diſputing or asking God the mean- ing of this Injun@ion to him.
6s Andit came to paſs after many days that the LORD ſaid unto me, Ariſe, go to Euphrartes, and take the girdle from thence, which 1 commanded thee to hide there f.
f God who had bidden the Prophet go and hide the linen Grrdle,after fome conſiderable time {peaks again to him to go and take ir away trom the plare where he had lodged it.
7 Then I went to Euphrates and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it”, and behold the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing þ,
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veces. I will kave no pity onthom, thereiore let them not pre- {un:c upon my mercy, and pity,and compaſſion, tor 1 am reſolved to !h-» them no mercy, but to'bring them to utter rutpe, an ceſtructton, 15 F Hear yeand givecar, be not proud : for the LOKHD hath ſpoken 4. ELSE, 9 Gog ordinarily fubjoineth exhortation and counſe] to his Te» proct, if peradventure peopie will change chetr hearts and Ways. Havinz threa:ned them, therefore the Prophet ſpeakethto them, that they would yet hear, and that not formally but give ear, nut exalting themſelves again(! God, and nouriſhing a vain contidence or prelumptous hopes, ani going 09 17 thetr red?llious courles, delpifing htm, and others who were but the Lord's Prophets and his M:Mengersunto them. The word which we bi 1ng 15 not Ours, 1-15 the Lord hath ſaoken by u*. : 16 Give glory to the LORD your God r, before he cauſe Carknels, and'before your feet ſtumble upon * Ifi.s 3.9. the dark mountains, and while ye * look for l1ght, he "PE44-15-turn it into *che ſhadow of death, 424 make iz grols darknek /. - r Glorifie God, by an humble conſeflion” of your fins, Fol. 7. 19, 20. by ({ibmitting your le]ves unto Goo, Fam. 4. 7- humbling your ſelves under his Word, Jam. 4. 10. and under his mighty hand, 1 Pr. 5.6, Before God brings upon you his great and heavy Judgments before threatned. As a ſtate of proiperity is let out ofren in Scripture by the Notion of Light, whici 1s a picatant and chearing thing ; fo a ſlate of affliction is often let our to us 1n Scripture under the Notion of Darkneſs, Ia. 8. 22. Joel 2.2. Amos 6. 18.77. andas inthe want of light, which 1s d:rective to Our feet, Men are prone to {tumble at any thing that hes in taeir Way, ſo a5 they know nor how to direct their feet 9r taketheir ſteps, 10
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rily perplexcd and know not what courle to take. | In the latter part of their Verſe he ſeemeth to threaten God's diſappointment of their expectations. The Jews to the laſt appeared highly confi- dent looking for light, but they mer with great dilapcintment
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22 Anditfthou ſay in thine heart, * Wherctore * Chap. s. come theſe things upon me? for the greatneſs of 19. & 16+
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