Jeremia 11:15

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Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

What: etc. Heb. What is to my beloved in my house, Luke 8:28,*Gr.

my: Jeremiah 2:2, Jeremiah 3:14, Jeremiah 12:7, Hosea 3:1, Matthew 22:11, Romans 11:28

to do: Jeremiah 3:8, Jeremiah 7:8-11, Jeremiah 15:1, Psalms 50:16, Proverbs 15:8, Proverbs 21:27, Proverbs 28:9, Isaiah 1:11-15, Isaiah 50:1

seeing: Jeremiah 3:1, Jeremiah 3:2, Ezekiel 16:25-34, Ezekiel 23:2-21

the holy: Haggai 2:12-14, Titus 1:15

thou doest evil: or, thy evil is, Proverbs 2:14, Proverbs 10:23, Proverbs 26:18, 1 Corinthians 13:6, James 4:16

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:19 - of his sons Job 20:18 - and he shall Jeremiah 23:11 - in Ezekiel 23:39 - they came Hosea 9:15 - I will drive

Gill's Notes on the Bible

What hath my beloved to do in mine house,.... These are either the words of the prophet, as Kimchi and Ben Melech think, speaking after this manner; what has God, who is my beloved, he whom my soul loves, and who loves me, to do in the sanctuary, which is my house, and not this people's, that have defiled it, to cause his Shechinah to dwell there, after so much wickedness has been committed in it? and so Cocceius interprets it of Christ the beloved Son of God, and the beloved of his church and people, withdrawing from the temple, because of the wickedness of the Jews; or they are the words of God concerning the people of the Jews, who were beloved for the Father's sake; signifying that now, because of their abominations, it was not fitting they should continue in the house of God, or have any shelter and protection there. The Jews interpret k this of Abraham:

seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many; that is, the congregation of Israel, or the church of the Jews, had committed idolatry with many idols; or it was not only a few of them that were guilty of this sin, but a multitude, even their great men, the princes and nobles:

and the holy flesh is passed from thee? which Kimchi and Ben Melech understand of holy and good men, who ceased from among them, were perished and gone; and Jarchi, of the circumcision of the flesh, which was neglected: but it seems best to interpret it of the flesh of sacrifices; which were either laid aside by them, or, if offered and eaten of, were of no service to them, being offered up with a wicked mind; or rather the meaning is, the time was come that these were at an end, the temple being destroyed:

when thou doest evil; the evil of sin; or "when thine evil is" l; the evil of punishment is coming upon thee:

then thou rejoicest; instead of repenting of sin, and mourning for it, or being humbled at approaching judgments, gave themselves up to sensual lusts and pleasures; neither concerned at the one nor at the other; neither grieved for sin, nor trembled at punishment; but amidst all were brisk and jovial; though some say m the word has the signification of trembling; and render it, "then thou shalt tremble". The Targum of the whole is,

"What (have I to do) with this people, that was beloved before me? they have left the worship of the house of my sanctuary; they have took counsel to sin much; they mingle the flesh of abominations with the holy flesh; they shall go into captivity from thee; because of thy wickedness thou art strong.''

k T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 53. 2. l כי רעתך "quum adest malum tuum", Junius Tremellius "praesto est", Piscator; extabit, Cocceius. m R. Sol. Urbin. Ohel Moed, fol. 32. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A parenthesis. As in Jeremiah 7:16, all intercession is forbidden, and for this reason. Prayer for others for the forgiveness of their sins avails only when they also pray. The cry of the people now was that of the guilty smarting under punishment, not of the penitent mourning over sin.

Jeremiah 11:15

This passage, like Isaiah 1:12, rebukes the inconsistency of Judah’s public worship of Yahweh with their private immorality and preference for idolatry. Translate it: “What hath My beloved in My house to practice guile there? The great men and the holy flesh (i. e., the sacrifices) shall pass away from thee.”

Jeremiah 11:16

The “goodly” or “shapely fruit,” signifies the righteousness and faith which ought to have been the result of Israel’s possession of extraordinary privileges. The tree did not bear this fruit, and God now destroys it by a thunderstorm.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 11:15. What hath my beloved to do in mine house — This has been supposed to refer to Abraham, Moses, or such eminent servants of God, whose intercession was very powerful. Were even they to appear as intercessors, their prayer should not be regarded. Others think that this is an endearing expression, which properly belonged to the Israelites. When God took them into covenant with himself, they were espoused to him, and therefore his beloved; but now that they have forsaken him, and joined themselves to another, what have they to do with his house or its ordinances, which they wish now to frequent with vows and sacrifices, when they see the evil fast coming upon them? This is probably the sense of this very obscure passage. Dr. Blayney translates, "What hath my beloved to do in my house whilst she practiseth wickedness? Shall vows and holy flesh (sacrifices) be allowed to come from thee? When thou art malignant, shalt thou rejoice?"