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God Answers the Heart's "Why?"
Commentators note that God anticipates the people's secret, self-justifying question: "Why is this happening to me?" The verse provides a clear, direct answer, leaving no room for excuses. The judgment is not arbitrary but a just consequence for their overwhelming sin, warning against the danger of self-deception and murmuring against God.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 13:22
18th Century
Theologian
Made bare - Rather, “ill-used, treated with violence.” The long flowing robes worn by ladies of rank are to be laid aside, so that they may …
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 13:22
19th Century
Bishop
Are thy skirts discovered. —The “skirts,” or flowing train, worn by women of rank, the removal of which was the sign of e…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 13:22
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet again declares that God’s judgment would be just, which he had previously foretold; for hypocrites, we know, do not stop quarreling wit…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 13:22
17th Century
Pastor
And if you say in your heart: Not daring to express it with the mouth; and which, notwithstanding, God, that knows the he…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 13:18–27
17th Century
Minister
Here is a message sent to King Jehoiakim and his queen. Their sorrows would be great indeed. If they ask, "Why do these things come upon us?" let t…