Baruch 9:14

Clementine Latin Vulgate

Et vigilavit Dominus super malitiam, et adduxit eam super nos. Justus Dominus Deus noster in omnibus operibus suis, quæ fecit : non enim audivimus vocem ejus.

Parallel Translations

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Et vigilavit Dominus super malitiam, et adduxit eam super nos. Justus Dominus Deus noster in omnibus operibus suis, qu� fecit: non enim audivimus vocem ejus.

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Et vigilavit Dominus super malitiam et adduxit eam super nos, quia iustus Dominus Deus noster in omnibus operibus suis, quae fecit; non enim audivimus vocem eius.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

watched: Jeremiah 31:28, Jeremiah 44:27

the Lord: Daniel 9:7, Nehemiah 9:33, Psalms 51:14

for: Daniel 9:10

Reciprocal: Exodus 9:27 - the Lord Leviticus 26:43 - and they 2 Chronicles 12:6 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 36:17 - he brought Ezra 9:15 - thou art righteous Job 8:3 - God Job 33:23 - to Job 36:3 - ascribe Psalms 116:5 - and righteous Psalms 119:137 - General Isaiah 43:28 - and have Lamentations 1:18 - Lord Ezekiel 14:23 - that I have not Ezekiel 24:12 - her great Amos 3:5 - General Revelation 16:5 - Thou art

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us,.... The evil of punishment; he watched the fit and proper time to bring it upon them; indeed, he watches over the evil of sin, to bring upon men the evil of chastisement or punishment, Job 14:16, but the latter is here meant; see Jeremiah 31:28, the word used has the signification of hastening; and so Jarchi and Saadiah explain it, "he hath hastened" h: the almond tree, as the latter observes, has its name from hence, because it prevents other trees, and is quicker in putting out its blossom than they, Jeremiah 1:11 and so this may denote the purity of the Lord; his displicency at sin; his strict justice in punishing it; and his diligence and activity in executing judgment for it, which slumbers not, as some imagine:

for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth; the prophet is all along careful to clear God from any imputation of injustice in any of his works, even in his strange work, punitive justice; though he watches over the evil to bring it, yet he is righteous in so doing; no charge of unrighteousness is to be exhibited against him on this account:

for we obeyed not his voice; neither in his word, nor in his providences; neither by his prophets, nor by his judgments; and being guilty of the evil of fault, it was but just they should bear the evil of punishment.

h ישקוד "festinavit", Paguinus, Vatablus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil - The word here used and rendered watched - שׁקד shâqad - means, properly, “to wake; to be sleepless; to watch.” Then it means to watch over anything, or to be attentive to it. Jeremiah 1:12; Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 44:27. - Gesenius, “Lexicon” The meaning here is, that the Lord had not been inattentive to the progress of things, nor unmindful of his threatening. He had never slumbered, but had carefully observed the course of events, and had been attentive to all that they had done, and to all that he had threatened to do. The practical “truth” taught here - and it is one of great importance to sinners - is, that God is not inattentive to their conduct, though he may seem to be, and that in due time he will show that he has kept an unslumbering eye upon them. See the notes at Isaiah 18:4.

For the Lord our God is righteous in all his works ... - This is the language of a true penitent; language which is always used by one who has right feelings when he reflects on the Divine dealings toward him. God is seen to be righteous in his law and in his dealings, and the only reason why we suffer is that we have sinned. This will be found to be true always; and whatever calamities we suffer, it should he a fixed principle with us to “ascribe righteousness to our Maker,” Job 36:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. The Lord watched upon the evil — In consequence of our manifold rebellions he hath now watched for an opportunity to bring these calamities upon us.