Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 3:25

25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us : for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers from our youth even unto this day , and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.

We are perplexed, and confounded within our selves, we are such a reproach both to God and Man, that we cannot but lift up our hands for shame, even we, that had once an whores forehead verse 3. but must lye down in our shame, an expression to set forth the greatness of their Repentance, and sorrow, as one in great perplexity, not knowing what to do, throwes himself down upon his Couch or Bed, 1 King. 21.4.

A metaphor from persons muffled up in the Bed clothes, as ashamed to be seen, the like expression, Psal. 44.15.

This notes the universality of their sins, the whole generation of us, like Fathers, like Children. True Confession wraps up our own, and others sins, Ezra 9.7. Neh. 9.33, 34. Psal. 106.6, 7. chap. 14.20. and keeps us from all excuse by others examples, 2 Kings 17.41. which gross guilt of theirs in this kind is described chap. 44.17.

As the former sets forth the universality of their sins, so this the continuance of them, Deut. 9.7. 2 Kings 17.34, 41.