Jeremiah — Chapter 8
Synopsis: The Chaldeans will disinter the bones of kings, princes, priests, and false prophets — exposing them to the shame of the sun and stars they worshipped. The people will prefer death to life. False healers who cry 'Peace, peace, when there is no peace.'
Verse 11
And they healed the breach of the daughter of my people disgracefully, saying: Peace, peace: and there was no peace. The famous 'pax, pax, et non est pax' — the false prophets who promised peace when Chaldeans were at the gates. Applied by Lapide to all who falsely console sinners without demanding repentance, or who flatter princes into thinking their sins are innocuous.
Verse 20
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. The plaintive lament of the siege: the agricultural seasons have passed, bringing neither crops nor salvation. Lapide: applied morally to those who waste the seasons of grace (youth, health, prosperity) without conversion, only to find at death that their harvest is lost.