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Hear you therefore the word of Yahweh, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
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A Word for Everyone
Commentators like Calvin and Gill highlight that Jeremiah addresses "all" the exiles, both the faithful and the wavering. This call to "Hear" was a public declaration intended for the entire community. It serves as a reminder that God's word and His judgments are relevant to everyone, not just a select few, and are meant to confirm the faith of believers and warn those being led astray.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These verses are not in the Septuagint. However, the Septuagint text is so consistently brief and confused here that it can only be explained by th…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah announces a special prophecy, but in confirmation of his former doctrine. His object is still the same: to prevent the captives, as they h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear you therefore the word of the Lord What he was now about to say concerning their false prophets: al…
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Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of the Lord, to delude t…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet excludes false repentance. Those in captivity might have come to regret surrendering when they saw others still remaini…