Jer 2:27, Hab 2:19 | JFB | STEP | 27. Thou art my father —(Contrast ). in . . . trouble they will say —namely, to God ( ). Trouble often brings men to their senses ( ).

Jeremiah 2:27

27. Thou art my father—(Contrast Jer 3:4; Isa 64:8).

in . . . trouble they will say—namely, to God (Ps 78:34; Isa 26:16). Trouble often brings men to their senses (Lu 15:16-18).

Habakkuk 2:19

19. Awake—Arise to my help.

it shall teach!—rather, An exclamation of the prophet, implying an ironical question to which a negative answer must be given. What! "It teach?" Certainly not [MAURER]. Or, "It (the idol itself) shall (that is, ought to) teach you that it is deaf, and therefore no God" [CALVIN]. Compare "they are their own witnesses" (Isa 44:9).

Behold—The Hebrew is nominative, "There it is" [HENDERSON].

it is laid over with gold . . . no breath . . . in the midst—Outside it has some splendor, within none.