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Judgment Begins at Home
All commentators agree on the verse's core logic: if God brings judgment upon His own chosen city, Jerusalem, then the pagan nations have no hope of escaping punishment. This principle, which scholars connect to 1 Peter 4:17, demonstrates that God's discipline of His own people is a sure sign that His justice will eventually reach all the earth.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 25:29
19th Century
Bishop
I begin to bring evil ...? —The thought is the same as that of 1 Peter 4:17, If judgment shall begin at the house …
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 25:29
16th Century
Theologian
A proof is added by comparing the lesser and the greater, for the Prophet reasons in this way: "If God does not spare the city in which He has chos…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 25:29
17th Century
Pastor
For, lo, I begin to bring evil upon the city which is called
by my name
Jerusalem, th…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 25:15–29
17th Century
Minister
The evil and good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that …