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You have said to me, Lord Yahweh, Buy you the field for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
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Faith Beyond Logic
Commentators highlight the stark contrast in this verse: God commands Jeremiah to buy land, a symbol of future hope, at the exact moment the city is falling to its enemies. This shows that God's commands can seem illogical and contrary to human prudence, calling us to a faith that trusts His purpose even when we cannot see the path.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For - See the margin. It is enough to place the command side by side with the state of Jerusalem to show how contrary it is to all the rules…
19th Century
Baptist
They are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and …
16th Century
Protestant
Here then at last the Prophet reveals his own perplexity. We have already stated the reason why he made so long an introduction before he came to t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you have said to me, O Lord God Or, "O Lord God, yet you have said to me" F2 ; notwithstanding this i…
Jeremiah adores the Lord and his infinite perfections. Whenever we are perplexed about the methods of Providence, it is good for us to look to firs…
13th Century
Catholic
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