Jeremiah 2:24

"“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled. I have not gone after the Baals’? See your way in the valley. Know what you have done. You are a swift dromedary traversing her ways,"

Key Reflection

This passage challenges those who claim to be righteous but engage in idolatry, likening them to a swift camel wandering aimlessly. The imagery of the dromedary underscores how easily one can stray from the path of righteousness despite initial claims of purity and devotion.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

A wild donkey used to the wilderness -The type of an untamed and reckless nature. Snuffeth up the wind -The wind brings with it the scent of the male. Israel does not wait until temptation comes of itself, but looks out for any and every incentive to idolatry. Occasion ... month -i. e., the pairing season.

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