Jeremiah 2:4-13

Jeremiah 2:4-13
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Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
- Chapter CXIV, Chapter CXL, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- III.XXIV.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- I.9, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- XII.9, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- On the Unity of the Church, Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250)
- Epistle LXIX -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 255)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary, Jeremiah 2:4-13, Anathea Portier-Young, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
  - ""For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water" (Jeremiah 2:13 NRSV). ..."
- Pulpit Fiction, with podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Commentary, Jeremiah 2:4-13 | Joseph Coleson | Professor of Old Testament, Nazarene Theological Seminary | A Plain Account, 2016
  - "When love grows cold, one of the first visible symptoms is the emotional, physical, and other distancing of the erstwhile lover. The old closeness fades."
- "Our Cracked Cisterns," John C. Holbert, The Peripatetic Preacher, 2016.
- Commentary, Jeremiah 2:4-13, Alphonetta Wines, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
  - "Even now, despite a multitude of sins of omission and commission, God will not give up on Israel. Even now, there is hope for the nation."
- Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary, David Lull, 2013, "...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith."
  - "Be brave and speak truth to power!"
- "Praying for the Nation's Peace and Justice," Mark Ryan, Ekklesia Project, 2013.
- "Stupid Is as Stupid Does," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2013.
  - "Our priests, our teachers, our leaders, even our prophets from whom we need and expect correction, have too often fallen into the traps of ignorance and self-serving."
- "Simple Trust," Faith Element, 2013.
- Commentary, Jeremiah 2:4-13, Henry Langknecht, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
  - "The first step in preparation for worship on August 29 is choosing the lector for this passage."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Jeremiah 2:4-13, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
  - "Knowing where God was in their experience, indeed that God was part of it was the important thing for the Exodus generation according to Jeremiah. Not knowing those things ? being foolish enough not to even ask the question ? was the shortcoming of later generations."
- Jeremiah 2:4-13, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
- Lectionary Commentary, Jeremiah 2:4-13, 13th Sunday After Pentecost (Year C), by Dennis Bratcher at Christian Resource Institute.
  - "What fault there was in Israel?s failure, this passage says was not God?s. The fault lay with those who failed to make sure the children had faith."
Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Brueggemann, Walter, "Texts that Linger, Words that Explode," Theology Today, 1997.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Burnett, Joel S., "Changing Gods: An Exposition of Jeremiah 2," Review and Expositor, 2004.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- O'Connor, Kathleen M., "A Family Comes Undone (Jeremiah 2:1-4:2)," Review and Expositor, 2008.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Sermons:
Reviews:
- Review: R. Abma, Bonds of Love: Methodic Studies of Prophetic Texts with Marriage Imagery: Isaiah 50:1-3 and 54:1-10, Hosea 1-3, Jeremiah 2-3. (Van Gorcum, 1999) Review by Tim Bulkeley in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 17, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," September 1, 2013, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Guji Guji by Zhiyuan Chen.
Drama:
- "Trust in a Trunk," Ryne Mimbs, dramatix.
Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- "We Love to Sound Your Praises," original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. Tune: PASSION CHORALE 7.6.7.6.D (?O Sacred Head, Now Wounded?)
Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Jeremiah
Study Links and Resources for the Book of Jeremiah