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then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying to Jeremiah, You speak falsely: Yahweh our God has not sent you to say, You shall not go into Egypt to sojourn there;
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Pride Rejects God's Word
Commentators consistently identify pride as the root of the leaders' rebellion. Described as "all the proud men," they trusted their own wisdom more than God's clear command through Jeremiah. When God's will conflicted with their plans, their pride led them to reject the prophet and call him a liar rather than humbly submit. This serves as a powerful warning that pride can make us deaf to God's voice and lead us into direct disobedience.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These captains belonged to the party who had all along resisted Jeremiah’s counsel and had led Zedekiah astray. Now, however, that events had prove…
19th Century
Anglican
Azariah the son of Hoshaiah.—The Septuagint, it should be remembered, gives this name in Jeremiah 42:1, where the Hebrew has Jezan…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet continues with the remaining part of the narrative. He says that the whole people obstinately persevered in their wicked …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah. Perhaps the same with Jezaniah, or a brother of his, (Jeremiah 42:1);…
Only by pride does contention come, both with God and humankind. They preferred their own wisdom to the revealed will of God. People deny that the …
