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and say, Hear you the word of Yahweh, kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, which whoever hears, his ears shall tingle.
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A Message for All Ranks
Commentators note that Jeremiah addresses both "kings of Judah" and "inhabitants of Jerusalem." This shows that God's message of judgment is not just for the common people but for the highest leaders in the land. No one is exempt from hearing or being held accountable to the word of the Lord. As one scholar puts it, heavenly truth is meant to bring every high thing, including royalty, into subjection to God.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Kings - Plural because the message (Jeremiah 19:3–9), related not especially to the reigning king, but to the whole royal house…
19th Century
Anglican
O kings of Judah. —The plural seems used to include both the reigning king, Jehoiakim, and his heir-apparent or presumptive.
His…
16th Century
Protestant
We see that the Prophet was sent by God to show the people that there was no firmness in that state of which hypocrites boasted. For God, who had f…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And say, hear you the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah The king and his queen; or the king and his sons; or the ki…
The prophet must give notice of ruin coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. Both rulers and ruled must attend to it. That place which holiness made the j…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the full punishment is threatened.
First, he gives the place of the preaching: to the valley of the sons of Hinnom, whic…
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