Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 4:18

18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee , this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter , because it reacheth unto thine heart.

Thy manner of Life, and particularly thy Idolatries.

q. d. Thou canst not lay any blame upon me.

Thy wickedness hath been the cause of this thy grievous affliction, Isa. 50.1. chap. 2.17, 19. of this thy bitterness of bringing such a bitter enemy against thee, a metonymy of the efficient, which hath reached unto thy very heart, as the sword is said to r ach unto the soul, verse 10.

Marginal references: Psal. 107.17.