Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 7:9

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 7:9

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 7:9

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods that ye have not known," — Jeremiah 7:9 (ASV)

Will ye steal. —The English obscures the emphasis of the Hebrew idiom which gives the verbs as a series of infinitives, What! to steal, to murder, to burn incense to Baal ... and then have you come before me ...!