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thus says Yahweh, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

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God's Flawless Character

Commentators emphasize that God's question, "What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me?" is a powerful rhetorical challenge. He is not genuinely asking for a list of faults but is highlighting His own perfect faithfulness and justice. As John Calvin notes, God is essentially bringing a legal charge against Israel, confident that they have no legitimate excuse for abandoning Him, thus making their sin all the more grievous.

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Jeremiah

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Jeremiah 2:5

19th Century

Bishop

Vanity: In the special sense, as a synonym for idol-worship (Deuteronomy 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13). As in the …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Jeremiah 2:4–5

19th Century

Preacher

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…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Jeremiah 2:4–5

16th Century

Theologian

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…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Jeremiah 2:5

17th Century

Pastor

Thus says the Lord, what iniquity have your fathers found in me What injustice or injury has be…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Jeremiah 2:1–8

17th Century

Minister

Those who begin well, but do not persevere, will justly be rebuked for their hopeful and promising beginnings. Those who desert religion commonly o…