Jer 14:22 | JFB | STEP | 22. vanities-- idols ( ). rain-- ( , ). heavens-- namely, of themselves without God ( ; ); 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?

‏ 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?