I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Turn now everyone from his evil way, amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them; then you will dwell in the land which I have given you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear, nor obeyed Me.
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All ... the prophets - The Rechabites had had but one lawgiver: the Jews had had a succession of messengers from God.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Return ye now every man from his evil way. —The words are more than a general summary of the teaching of…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Here Jeremiah applies the example which he had related, for what follows is God’s complaint—that He was less regarded by His people than Jonadab wa…
John Gill
JohnGill
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets One after another, ever since the times of Moses, to explain and e…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The trial of the Rechabites' constancy was for a sign; it made the disobedience of the Jews to God the more marked. The Rechabites were obedient to…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Here, their disobedience is condemned. This is shown in two ways:
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First, different merits are compared as God expresses …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes