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Words vs. Deeds
Commentators explain that this verse contrasts Judah's insincere words of repentance with their persistently evil actions. The people ask if God's anger will last forever, but their lives show no genuine change. This serves as a powerful reminder that God desires heartfelt repentance that leads to a transformed life, not just empty religious phrases.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 3:5
18th Century
Theologian
Rather, “Will he, the young husband,” retain, “keep up His anger forever!” These words should be joined to ([Reference Jeremiah 3…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 3:5
19th Century
Bishop
Will he reserve his anger for ever ... ?—These were questions that might well have been asked in the first burst of sorrowful, though superf…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 3:5
19th Century
Preacher
Will he reserve his anger for ever? Will he keep it to the end?
No, that he will not; no one is so slow to anger as our God, and no …
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 3:5
16th Century
Theologian
God shows that it was the fault of the Jews that he did not receive them into favor. And here he takes the argument from his own nature, and speaks…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 3:5
17th Century
Pastor
Will he reserve his anger for ever? &c.] These words may be considered as a continuation of the speech put into their mou…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 3:1–5
17th Century
Minister
In repentance, it is good to reflect on the sins of which we have been guilty, and the places and companies where they have been committed. How gen…