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Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

When people act as described in Jeremiah 8:4, why are God’s own people alone an exception?

Slidden back ... backsliding – These are t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Slidden back ... backsliding. —The English fails to give the full emphasis of the reiteration of the same word as in the previous …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

Why…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Though God had reminded His prophet of the event, He still invited the Jews to repentance. This was not because there was any hope of restoring the…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a
perpetual backsliding ?
&c.] T…

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, the prophet shows their stubbornne and hardne in sin. For this reason, this section is distinct from everything that has come before it.

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