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Jer. 8:1–2 Removing bones from a grave was a great insult (2 Kings 23:16–18). Victorious invaders often did this (Amos 2:1). Ironically, these bones will be placed in full view of the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven that Judah worshiped (Jer. 7:17–19).
Jer. 8:8 The Judeans possess God’s law, just as they possess the temple. But their scribes, the professional copiers and teachers of the Scriptures, have altered God’s word to fit their own desires. Thus, they have made it into a lie.
Jer. 8:9 These so-called wise men will be put to shame (2:26; 6:15) because of their changing of God’s word. Rejecting God’s word proves they are really unwise.
Jer. 8:11 Peace, peace. See 6:12–15. The wicked prophets and priests are like incompetent doctors who tell a patient he or she is healthy when in fact the patient is desperately sick (17:9). Contrast Isa. 57:18–21.
Jer. 8:15 Israel looked for peace, but only the peace offered by false teachers (v. 11). Such so-called healing brings only terror.
Jer. 8:18–22 In this exchange between Judah and God, the people claim that God has deserted them, but God notes their ongoing worship of idols. They reply that they are not saved (and readers must assume that this is because they are not faithful). Jeremiah is wounded because of his people’s wounds, or sins (v. 11). This prophet cares deeply for his hearers. Their health has not been restored (v. 22) because they have consulted the wrong spiritual physicians (vv. 11–12). They prefer false prophets to God’s written and revealed word.
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