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Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Be thou instructed - Be you chastised: learn the lesson which chastisement is intended to teach you.

Lest my soul

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Be thou instructed. —Better, Be thou corrected, or, chastened. Compare to Psalms 2:10;[Reference Leviti…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Although the Prophet had spoken as if there was no remedy for the evils of Jerusalem, he still exhorts it to seek peace with God, and addresses, in…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And be instructed, O JerusalemF19; receive discipline or instructions by chastisements and corrections, return…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Whatever methods are used, it is vain to contend with God's judgments. The more we indulge in the pleasures of this life, the more we make ourselve…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, the prophet shows the coming destruction, concerning which he makes three points.

  1. He speaks of the warning to avoid destruction.…

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