The Bible — notes and cross-references in Jeremiah | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 13

13:17^1a weep

Jer. 9:1; 14:17; Lam. 1:2, 16

See note Jer. 9:1^1a.
13:17^b flock

Ezek. 34:31
13:20^a north

Jer. 6:22
13:21^a pains

Jer. 6:24; 1 Thes. 5:3
13:21^b woman

Jer. 4:31
13:23¹ Cushite

I.e., Ethiopian. Having forsaken God as the source, the fountain of living waters (Jer. 2:13), Israel became evil, having a heart that was deceitful above all things and incurable (Jer. 17:9) and having an unchangeable sinful nature, like the Cushite’s skin and the leopard’s spots, which cannot be changed. This exposes the true condition of fallen man.
13:23^a accustomed

cf. Jer. 17:9; Rom. 7:24