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Hear you the word of Yahweh, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
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A Divine Summons
Commentators explain that the phrase "Hear the word of the LORD" is not a casual greeting but a solemn, authoritative summons. John Calvin likens it to God calling His people into a courtroom to face an undeniable charge. The address to "all the families of the house of Israel" emphasizes that the guilt of ingratitude was universal, leaving no one with an excuse.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Baptist
Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: Thus says the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers f…
16th Century
Protestant
Here God explains why He had referred to what we have noticed — that He had consecrated Israel to Himself as a peculiar people and as the firstfrui…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear you the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel
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Presbyterian
Those who begin well, but do not persevere, will justly be rebuked for their hopeful and promising beginnings. Those who desert religion commonly o…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Here he follows the order of judgment.
He speaks first of the accusation. Second, he refutes their excuse, as in Jeremiah 2:21:
