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I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries, and your neighing, the lewdness of your prostitution, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! you will not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?
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Idolatry as Spiritual Adultery
Commentators explain that the graphic language of "adulteries," "neighings," and "whoredom" refers to Israel's idolatry. God views the passionate pursuit of anything before Him as a deep spiritual betrayal, akin to marital unfaithfulness. This sin was not private but public ("on the hills") and deeply rooted in their hearts, as God declares, "I have seen."
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And your abominations — "Even your abominations." The prophet sums up the three charges against Judah, namely, spiritual adultery, …
19th Century
Anglican
Your adulteries. —The words refer primarily to the spiritual adultery of the idolatries of Judah. The neighings,…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet explains at length what I have previously stated—that the people were justly punished by God, though very grievously, because they…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I have seen your adulteries Not literally such, though they were greatly guilty of that sin; but figuratively, their …
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he gives the application of the allegory, and on this topic, he makes two points.
First, he applies the allegory to the puni…
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