This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You and your wives have said, “We will keep our promises to burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven,” and you have proved by your actions that you meant it. So go ahead and carry out your promises and vows to her!’
Commentaries
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Earnest as the preceding expostulation was, Jeremiah sees that it has produced no effect. He therefore utters his last warning, and with this last …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Hear the word of the Lord ... —The appeal to the experience of the past is followed by a prediction of the future, addressed to the wives …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Jeremiah pursues the same subject, and not only bitterly reproves the ungodly men who so persistently despised his doctrine, but also shows that th…
John Gill
JohnGill
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel. Which is an usual preface to prophecies coming from him: sayi…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Whatever evil comes upon us, it is because we have sinned against the Lord; we should therefore stand in awe, and sin not.
Since they were d…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes