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Pray not ... — As before, in Jeremiah 7:16 and Jeremiah 11:14, the saddest, sternest part of the prophet’s work is to fee…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
"You may pray, if you like to do so, for a plague to come upon them as a chastisement for their sins, but do not pray for any blessing for them."
John Calvin
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God first forbids the Prophet to pray for the people, as we have previously seen (Jeremiah 7:16; Jeremiah 11:14). But we mu…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then said the Lord unto me To the prophet; now the Lord gives a more direct answer to him, and to his prayers and interce…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The Lord calls the Jews "this people," not "his people." They had forsaken his service; therefore, he would punish them according to their sins. He…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Here, the prophet begins to pray to God for the people.
He makes his case with three arguments:
- An argument for mercy from the …
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Charles Ellicott
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