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You shall tell them, This is the nation that has not listened to the voice of Yahweh their God, nor received instruction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
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A Final Sentence
Commentators explain that this verse is not another warning but a final, judicial sentence. After repeated attempts at teaching and exhortation failed, God instructs Jeremiah to pronounce a verdict. This marks a solemn shift from a call for repentance to a declaration that the nation is incorrigible and their case is closed.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A nation - The “nation.” Israel holds so unique a position among all nations that for it to disobey God is marvelous.
Truth ... -<…
19th Century
Anglican
But you shall say. —Better, And you shall say, with an implied “therefore.”
This is a nation. —Be…
16th Century
Protestant
God shows now that He must act in a new way. The first duty of teachers is to set forth the will of God, to show what is right, and then to exhort,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But you shall say to them Having found by experience, after long speaking and calling to them, that they are a disobedien…
God shows that obedience was required of them. What God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is…
13th Century
Catholic
First, the prophet sets aside their confidence in sacrifices. He reveals God’s perspective with the words, add burnt offerings to you…
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