Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 10:22

22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north-country , to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons .

The Prophet had divers times sounded this Alarm in their ears, but to very little purpose, his words seemed but as idle Tales, they believed him not; he speaks of it partly, as one conceiving what dreadful commotions and concussions would be upon the Land by the clattering of Arms, prancings and neighings of Horses, sounding of Trumpets, and rattling of Chariots, making as it were the earth to shake under them, when that vast Army of the Chaldeans should furiously break in upon them. Partly, insinuating an Antithesis opposing the voice of Gods Prophets, that had so often spoken of this, but they would not hear, against this dreadful noise, which they should not but hear and see and feel too. So that they that would not learn of Gods Prophets, shall be sent to harder Masters, that shall teach them in a manner as Gideon did the men of Succoth, Iudg. 8.16.

See chap. 1.10. & 5.15.

See on chap. 9.11.

Marginal references: chap. 4.6. & 6.23.