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Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says Yahweh.
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The Danger of Fake Repentance
Commentators unanimously highlight that Judah's sin was considered worse than Israel's because their repentance was insincere. While they performed outward reforms, like those under King Josiah, God declared it was done "feignedly" or "with a lie." Scholars like Spurgeon note that this pretended repentance was more hateful to God than Israel's open rebellion, teaching that God detests hypocrisy.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Her treacherous sister Judah - These words are a sort of refrain, repeated three times (Jeremiah 3:7–8; [Reference Jeremiah 3:10…
19th Century
Anglican
And yet for all this ... —Judah was so far worse than Israel that there had been a simulated repentance, as in the reformations under Heze…
Baptist
And for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to me with her whole heart, but feignedly, says the LORD. And the LORD said to me,…
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16th Century
Protestant
He continues with the same subject: that the Jews were not moved by any fear when they saw the dreadful vengeance executed on their fellow countrym…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And yet for all this Though the two tribes saw the lightness and filthiness of the sin Israel was guilty of, and how the …
If we mark the crimes of those who break off from a religious profession, and the consequences, we see abundant reason to shun evil ways. It is dre…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet calls them back using the example of the ten tribes, and on this subject, he makes three points.
He gives an exa…
