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Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry to the gods to which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
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Idols are Useless in Crisis
All commentators agree that when judgment came, the false gods the people had worshipped were completely powerless. Despite their incense offerings and desperate cries, these idols could offer no salvation or even the slightest relief. This demonstrates the ultimate futility of placing our trust in anything or anyone besides the one true God.
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Jeremiah
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet then shows in these words that those who cried in this way indiscriminately to God and to idols were not touched by a true and sincere …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then shall the cities of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem That is, the inhabitants of th…
Presbyterian
Evil pursues sinners, and entangles them in snares from which they cannot free themselves. Now, in their distress, their many gods and many altars …
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, he threatens an inescapable punishment for incorrigible guilt.
He speaks of the punishment: behold I
