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Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

These verses are almost identical with (Jeremiah 6:12–15).

(Jeremiah 8:10)

To them that shall inherit them…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Every one from the least ... —The prophet reproduces, though not verbally, what he had already said in Jeremiah 6:12-15. …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them; for every one from the least even to the greates…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

GOD here threatens punishment because he found that he accomplished nothing and that he was dealing with an obstinate people, having previously tri…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore will I give their wives to others
To strangers, to the Gentiles; than which nothing could be more disagree…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

What brought this ruin?

  1. The people would not heed reason; they would not act in the affairs of their souls with common prudence. Sin i…
Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, he shows their greed.

  1. He speaks of their punishment: to heirs, that is, to those who hold it strongly and secure…

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