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but Baruch the son of Neriah sets you on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captive to Babylon.
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The Scapegoat Tactic
Commentators explain that when the leaders couldn't refute Jeremiah's message, they resorted to scapegoating. They accused his faithful assistant, Baruch, of manipulating the prophet for treacherous purposes. This reveals a common human tendency: when people are determined to disobey God, they often invent false motives to discredit His messengers rather than confront their own sin.
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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
Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us. —This was the solution that occurred to the suspicions of the grumbl…
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
But Baruch the son of Neriah sets thee on against us First they charge the prophet with a lie, and deny his mission …
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 …
