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For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, says Yahweh.
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A Lifelong Rebellion
Commentators explain that the phrase "from their youth" refers not to individual childhoods but to the nation's very beginning, starting with their redemption from Egypt. Scholars like Calvin and Spurgeon note that the text implies they had done "only" evil, highlighting a continuous and unbroken pattern of rebellion from the moment God formed them as a people.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The answer is divided into two parts:
19th Century
Anglican
The children of Israel have only provoked me to anger ... —The words "the children of Israel" are apparently taken with a…
Baptist
Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon…
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16th Century
Protestant
He amplifies the sin of the people, showing that they never departed from their vices. He mentions the ten tribes and also the tribe of Judah. The …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the children of Israel and the children of Judah The former are mentioned, as well as the latter, though they ha…
God's answer reveals the purposes of His wrath against that generation of the Jews, and the purposes of His grace concerning future generations. It…
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13th Century
Catholic
32:41a And I will rejoice over them when I do them good.
1. Here is the Lord’s response.
