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I said after she had done all these things, She will return to me; but she didn`t return: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
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God's Merciful Call
Commentators emphasize God's profound mercy. Even after Israel had committed extensive idolatry, God still expressed a desire for her to return. Scholars like Calvin and Spurgeon see this as a testament to God's incredible patience and His proactive effort, through the prophets, to call His people back to Himself despite their unfaithfulness.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Or, “And I said (that is, within myself), After she has done all these things, she will return to me.” But she did not return.
Treacherous…
19th Century
Anglican
And I said ... —The call to Israel to return had been slighted, and Judah, the traitress or faithless, “one with…
Baptist
And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me.
But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it…
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16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet begins a new discourse: he relates what God had entrusted to him, and mentions the time, specifically in the reign of Josiah. It i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I said, after she had done these things All these idolatries, in the several places mentioned, after she had repeated…
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…
