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They speak [vain] words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
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The Poison of Insincere Words
The people spoke words that were empty and insincere, especially when making promises and covenants. Commentators stress that this was a deep-seated hypocrisy. Charles Spurgeon applies this directly to modern believers, warning that our prayers and praises can become 'nothing but words' if our hearts are not in them. God cannot be deceived by empty religious talk.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They have spoken words - The words which they spoke were eminently words; they were mere words, which had no substance;
19th Century
Anglican
Judgment — i.e., Divine judgments shall prevail not as a blessing, but as a curse; not as a precious harvest, but as a po…
Baptist
They have spoken words,
What they spoke was not truth. We cannot speak without words, but it is an evil thing when our speech is no…
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16th Century
Protestant
They have spoken words, they have uttered words. Some give this explanation: that they daringly followed their own plans, as the despisers…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant, &c.] Those are other crimes they were guilty of, for which the wrath…
A vine is only valuable for its fruit; but Israel now brought no fruit to perfection. Their hearts were divided. God is the Sovereign of the heart;…
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