Isa 57:10, Jer 18:12 | JFB | e4.org | 10. greatness of . . . way —the length of thy journey in seeking strange gods, or else foreign aid ( ). Notwithstanding thy deriving no good from these long journeys (so, "send . . . far off, " ), thou dost not still give up hope ( ). hast found . . . life of . . . hand —for "thou still findest life (that is, vigor) enough in thy hand" to make new idols [MAURER ], or to seek new alliance ("hand" being then taken for strength in general). grieved —rather, "therefore thou art not weak " [MAURER ]; inasmuch as having "life in thy hand," thou art still strong in hope.

‏ Isaiah 57:10

10. greatness of . . . way—the length of thy journey in seeking strange gods, or else foreign aid (Jer 2:23, 24). Notwithstanding thy deriving no good from these long journeys (so, "send . . . far off," Isa 57:9), thou dost not still give up hope (Jer 2:25; 18:12).

hast found . . . life of . . . hand—for "thou still findest life (that is, vigor) enough in thy hand" to make new idols [MAURER], or to seek new alliance ("hand" being then taken for strength in general).

grieved—rather, "therefore thou art not weak" [MAURER]; inasmuch as having "life in thy hand," thou art still strong in hope.

‏ Jeremiah 18:12

12. no hope—Thy threats and exhortations are all thrown away (Jer 2:25). Our case is desperate; we are hopelessly abandoned to our sins and their penalty. In this and the following clauses, "We will walk after our own devices," Jeremiah makes them express the real state of the case, rather than the hypocritical subterfuges which they would have been inclined to put forth. So Isa 30:10, 11.