They built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through [the fire] to Molech; which I didn`t command them, neither did it come into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The answer is divided into two parts:

  1. In Jeremiah 32:26-35, the sins of Judah are shown to be the cause of her punishment.
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They set their abominations in my house ... —On the sins so referred to, see Notes on Jeremiah 7:30-31, which are here almost verbally rep…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. And they built the high places of Baal, which are in th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

After complaining about the profanation of His own Temple, God now says that the Jews had sinned through another superstition, specifically because…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And they built the high places of Baal, which [are] in the valley of the son of Hinnom
Or "the high places of that B…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

32:41a And I will rejoice over them when I do them good.

1. Here is the Lord’s response.

  1. He presents His powe…

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