Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 13:16

16 Give glory to the LORD your God , before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness .

Glorifie God, by an humble confession of your sins, Ios. 7.19, 20. by submitting your selves to God, Iam. 4.7. humbling your selves under his Word, Iam. 4.10. and under his mighty hand, 1 Pet. 5.6.

Before God brings upon you his great and heavy judgments before threatned; As a state of prosperity is set out often in Scripture by the Notion of Light, which is a pleasant and chearing thing; so a state of affliction is often set out to us in Scripture under the Notion of Darkness, Isa. 8.22. Ioel 2.2. Amos 5.18, &c. and as in the want of light, which is directive to our feet, men are prone to stumble at any thing that lies in their way, so as they know not how to direct their feet or take their steps, so in times of affliction, especially great afflictions, men are ordinarily perplexed and know not what course to take. In the latter part of the verse he seemeth to threaten Gods disappointment of their expectations, the Iews to the last appeared highly confident looking for light, but they met with great disappointment, even gross darkness.

Marginal references: Isa. 59.9.; Psal. 44.19.