Jeremiah 18:14 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 18:14

Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?

BSB

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ASV

Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

KJV

Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?

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Commentary

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Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah (420)

(Verse 14.) Will the snow of Lebanon's mountain fail from the rock of the field? Or can the rushing, cold waters be removed? Septuagint: Will the breasts fail from the rock, or the snow from Lebanon, or will the violently lifted water decline? It sounds like something similar to Virgil's (Eclogue I, 60 seq.) Therefore, the gentle deer will feed in the sky, and the naked fish will leave the straits on the shore, before her face glides in our breast. And in another place (Aeneid. I, 611 seqq.)

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Of Lebanon - Lebanon had rocks, and also fruitful valleys; snow fell upon these rocks, and upon a thaw ran down into the lower places. Reason teaches men not to forsake a greater good for a less, tho' that greater good was but a poor creature comfort, not to be compared with God.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Lebanon means the "white mountain"; so called from the perpetual snow which covers that part called Hermon, stretching northeast of Palestine. that come from another place--that come from far, namely, from the distant lofty rocks of Lebanon.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הֲיַעֲזֹ֥ב	ha.ya.'a.Zo	¿ does it leave	H5800 →
מִצּ֛וּר	mi.Tzur	from [the] rock of	H6697 →
שָׂדַ֖י	sa.Dai	[the] field	H7704 →
שֶׁ֣לֶג	She.leg	[the] snow of	H7950 →
לְבָנ֑וֹן	le.va.Non	Lebanon	H3844 →
אִם־	'im-	or?	H518 →
יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ	yi.na.te.Shu	are they plucked up	H5428 →
מַ֛יִם	Ma.yim	waters	H4325 →
זָרִ֥ים	za.Rim	strange	H2114 →
קָרִ֖ים	ka.Rim	cool	H7119 →
נוֹזְלִֽים׃	noz.Lim	flowing	H5140 →

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Where the connections lead

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John 6:68
Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
leads to
- Psalms 73:25
  Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
- John 5:24
  Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
- 1 John 5:11–13
  And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- Acts 4:12
  Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
- John 6:63
  The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

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02Original language & word study

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06About Jeremiah

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Where the connections lead

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About Jeremiah