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Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: isn`t Yahweh in Zion? Isn`t her King in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their engraved images, and with foreign vanities?
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A Dialogue of Blame
Commentators explain this verse as a dramatic dialogue. The people, in future exile, cry out in despair and complaint, "Isn't God in Zion? Isn't our King with us?" Their question implies God has failed them. God's response is a sharp counter-question, pointing to their idolatry as the true cause of their predicament. He shifts the blame from His supposed absence to their clear sin.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Or, Behold the voice of the cry for help of the daughter of my people from a distant land: Is not Yahweh in Zion? Is not her king there? Why ha…
19th Century
Anglican
Because of them that dwell ... —The verse should read as follows: Behold, the voice of the cry for help of the daughter of my …
Baptist
When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them t…
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet in this verse assumes different characters: he first denounces ruin, which, though near, was not yet dreaded by the people; he then rep…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people , &c.] This was what made his heart faint, such was his sympath…
Finally, they begin to see the hand of God lifted up. And when God appears against us, everything that is against us appears formidable. As salvati…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, Jeremiah speaks of a punishment similar to the one mentioned above.
First, he speaks of the Lord's judgment regarding the af…
