Jeremiah 2:24
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Withhold thy foot from being unshod,.... That it may not be unshod, be naked and bare. The sense is, either, as some, do…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A wild donkey used to the wilderness - The type of an untamed and reckless nature. Snuffeth up the wind - The wind…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 2:20-28
In these verses the prophet goes on with his charge against this backsliding people. Observe here,
I. The sin itself…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a wild ass used to the wilderness revelling in uncontrolled licence. Cp. Job 39:5 ff. The noun is not a simile for the…
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