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For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
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The Danger of 'Will-Worship'
Commentators explain that the 'oaks' and 'gardens' were sites of idolatry. The verse emphasizes that the people actively 'desired' and 'chose' these places. John Calvin calls this 'will-worship'—inventing one's own religious practices instead of obeying God's commands. This serves as a powerful warning against following spiritual paths based on personal preference rather than God's revealed will.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For they shall be ashamed - That is, when they see the punishment that their idolatry has brought upon them, they will be ashamed o…
19th Century
Anglican
They shall be ashamed of the oaks ...—Better, terebinths. The words point to the groves that were so closely con…
16th Century
Protestant
For (or, that is) they shall be ashamed. In Hebrew, the particle כי (ki) is used, which properly denotes a caus…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired Though there is a change…
Neither holy cities nor royal ones are faithful to their trust if religion does not dwell in them. Dross may shine like silver, and wine that is mi…
13th Century
Catholic
How is the faithful city, that was full of judgment, become a harlot? Here, the prophet shows their sin of turning away from jus…
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