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Yet she multiplied her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth, in which she had played the prostitute in the land of Egypt.
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Unfaithfulness as Foreign Policy
Commentators explain that Judah's repeated 'whoredoms' refer to the specific political alliances its last kings, like Zedekiah, made with Egypt. Despite God's warnings through prophets, they continually sought help from Egypt against Babylon, demonstrating a deep-seated refusal to trust in God's guidance and protection.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Egypt - The kings of Judah alternately played Egypt against Babylon, and Babylon against Egypt. Jehoahaz was displaced by Necho in favor of…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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