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Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among those who fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, says Yahweh.
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The Danger of a Hardened Heart
Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin emphasize the terrifying spiritual state described here. The people had sinned so much that they lost the ability to feel shame or blush. This 'shameless obstinacy' is presented as a sign of being 'incurable' or 'beyond remedy,' because without the conviction of sin, true repentance is impossible.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These verses are almost identical with (Jeremiah 6:12–15).
(Jeremiah 8:10)
To them that shall inherit them…
19th Century
Anglican
Every one from the least ... —The prophet reproduces, though not verbally, what he had already said in Jeremiah 6:12-15. …
Baptist
Therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. I will surely consume …
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet in these words shows still more clearly that they were completely irreclaimable, for they had lost all sense of shame. It is undoubtedl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Jeremiah 6:14). (See Gill on Jeremiah 6:15).
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, he shows their shamelessness.
