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Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The answer is addressed to the people. Jeremiah had prayed as their representative, but he must not intercede: for “to the same degree that God was…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Thus have they loved to wander. —The prophet has to tell the people that Jehovah’s answer to his prayer is one of seeming…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

"You may pray, if you like to do so, for a plague to come upon them as a chastisement for their sins, but do not pray for any blessing for them."

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet continues with the same subject, but he reproves the Jews more severely and shows what their sins were. He says then that they were giv…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Thus says the Lord unto this people

Instead of answering the prophet directly and immediately, he first speaks to …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Lord calls the Jews "this people," not "his people." They had forsaken his service; therefore, he would punish them according to their sins. He…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, the prophet begins to pray to God for the people.

He makes his case with three arguments:

  1. An argument for mercy from the …

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