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Jeremiah 2:24 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 2 · verse 24
A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.Jeremiah 2:24 · King James Version
Jeremiah 2:24 in context
22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
23How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
24A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
25Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
26As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- pleasureʼavvâhlongingH185 →
- pleasurenepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- occasiontaʼănâhan opportunity or purposeH8385 →
- wearyyâʻaphto tireH3286 →
- usedlimmûwdinstructedH3928 →
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In these verses the prophet goes on with his charge against this backsliding people. Observe here, I. The sin itself that he charges them with - idolatry, that great provocation which they were so notoriously guilty of. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-28