The Chaldeans, having become masters of Asia, threatened Egypt. Jehoiakim was twice leagued with them ( 2Ki 23:34, 35): when he received the crown from them, and when he revolted from Nebuchadnezzar ( 2Ki 24:1, 2, 7). Instead of "also," translate, "even" the Egyptians, in whom thou dost trust, shall miserably disappoint thy expectation. Have broken-rather, shall feed down the crown, &c., that is, affect with the greatest ignominy, such as baldness was regarded in the East ( Jer 48:37 2Ki 2:23). Josiah's death in battle with the same Pharaoh is probably included ( 2Ki 23:29, 30). The reference is to the coming invasion of Judah by Pharaoh-necho of Egypt, on his return from the Euphrates, when he deposed Jehoahaz and levied a heavy tribute on the land ( 2Ki 23:33-35). Memphis is from Man-nofri, "the abode of good men" written in Hebrew, Moph ( Ho 9:6), or Noph. Tahapanes takes its name from a goddess, Tphnet. These two cities, one the capital, the other that with which the Jews came most in contact, stand for the whole of Egypt.
Daphne, on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, near Pelusium, on the frontier of Egypt towards Palestine. Noph … Tahapanes- Memphis, capital of Lower Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile, near the pyramids of Gizeh, opposite the site of modern Cairo. Jer 2:6 shows it is God's "leading" of them, not their following after God in the wilderness, which is implied.ġ6. Thou wentest after me in … wilderness-the next act of God's love, His leading them in the desert without needing any strange god, such as they since worshipped, to help Him ( De 2:7 32:12). But compare De 32:16, 17 Eze 16:5, 6, 15, 22 ("days of thy youth") implies that the love here meant was on God's side, not Israel's.
Ewald takes the "kindness" and "love" to be Israel's towards God at first ( Ex 19:8 24:3 35:20-29 36:5 Jos 24:16-17). The greater were God's favors to them from the first, the fouler was their ingratitude in forsaking Him ( Jer 2:3, 5, &c.).Įspousals-the intervals between Israel's betrothal to God at the exodus from Egypt, and the formal execution of the marriage contract at Sinai. For Israel from the first showed perversity rather than kindness towards God (compare Ex 14:11, 12 15:24 32:1-7, &c.).
Kindness of thy youth-not so much Israel's kindness towards God, as the kindness which Israel experienced from God in their early history (compare Eze 16:8, 22, 60 23:3, 8, 19 Ho 2:15). Thee-rather, "I remember in regard to thee" "for thee". Jerusalem-the headquarters and center of their idolatry therefore addressed first.
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