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A Public Preaching Tour
Scholars suggest this command was not abstract but a literal, public preaching tour. Jeremiah was likely to have traveled from city to city, possibly with King Josiah during his reforms, proclaiming the words of the recently rediscovered Book of the Law to call the people back to their covenant obligations.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 11:6
18th Century
Theologian
Proclaim ... - Probably Jeremiah accompanied Josiah in his progress (2 Kings 23:15–20), and everywhere read to the people the wo…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 11:6
19th Century
Bishop
In the cities of Judah ... —It is, at least, probable that the words are to be taken literally, and that the prophet went from cit…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 11:6–8
16th Century
Theologian
Here the Prophet explains more clearly why he had been commanded to proclaim the words of the covenant: for the greater part of the people were no …
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 11:6
17th Century
Pastor
Then the Lord said to me Again; for this is a repetition of the above order: proclaim all these words in the …
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 11:1–10
17th Century
Minister
God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures while they persist in willful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised fre…