In the rest of the prophecy, Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah’s ruin.

Jeremiah 17:6: Like the…

They that depart from me. —The rapid change of person from second to first and first to third is eminently Hebrew.

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It appears more clear from this verse why the Prophet had commended before the excellency of his own nation, even that by the comparison their imp…

O Lord, the Hope of Israel
Of all true Israelites; such as are regenerate persons, and true believers in him; Christ…

The prophet acknowledges the favor of God in establishing religion. There is fullne of comfort in God—overflowing, ever-flowing fullne , like a fou…

1. He touches on the second source from which the hope of immunity arose: an abundance of riches. He speaks of the confidence the wicked pla…