Jer 10:13, 14:22 | JFB | STEP | 13. Literally, "At the voice of His giving forth," that is, when He thunders. ( ). waters — ( ) —above the firmament; heavy rains accompany thunder. vapours . . . ascend

Jeremiah 10:13

13. Literally, "At the voice of His giving forth," that is, when He thunders. (Job 38:34; Ps 29:3-5).

waters— (Ge 1:7) —above the firmament; heavy rains accompany thunder.

vapours . . . ascend— (Ps 135:7).

treasures—His stores.

Jeremiah 14:22

22. vanities—idols (De 32:21).

rain— (Zec 10:1, 2).

heavens—namely, of themselves without God (Mt 5:45; Ac 14:17); they are not the First Cause, and ought not to be deified, as they were by the heathen. The disjunctive "or" favors CALVIN'S explanation: "Not even the heavens themselves can give rain, much less can the idol vanities."

art not thou he—namely, who canst give rain?