Jer. 14:1 drought. Judah experiences drought during the invasion by Babylon (see Deut. 28:23–24).
Jer. 14:7 Jeremiah intercedes, recognizing Judah’s rebellion and spiritual unfaithfulness (see Amos 7:1–9).
Jer. 14:8–9 we are called by your name. God has been Israel’s deliverer in the past. Jeremiah wonders if God will help the nation for the sake of his reputation (Lam. 1:20–22; 2:20–22).
Jer. 14:10 God is able to save, but Israel’s constant unfaithfulness must be addressed. For God remembering his people’s iniquity and sins, see Hos. 7:2; 8:13; and contrast Ps. 25:7; 79:8; Isa. 43:25; Jer. 31:34.
Jer. 14:15 Sword and famine. Babylon and the drought (compare 11:22–23).
Jer. 14:19 Why have you struck us? Jeremiah questions God again, declaring that the people were misled. He wonders if God has rejected them (see Lam. 5:22).
Jer. 14:20–22 Jeremiah expresses his faith on behalf of Judah, but the people do not share his convictions, as God knows. remember. See v. 10.
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