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Moreover you shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?
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God's Common-Sense Appeal
Commentators unanimously explain that God uses a simple, common-sense argument. Just as a person who falls naturally gets up, and someone who takes a wrong turn naturally turns back, it is only logical for Israel to repent from its destructive path. The verse highlights how unnatural and irrational it is to persist in sin when the way back to God is available.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The prophet here resumes from (Jeremiah 7:28) the main subject of his prophecy. He again invites the Jews to repentance.
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19th Century
Anglican
Shall he turn. —Better, as both clauses are indefinite, Shall men fall and not arise? Shall one turn away and not return?…
Baptist
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
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16th Century
Protestant
Though God had reminded His prophet of the event, He still invited the Jews to repentance. This was not because there was any hope of restoring the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Moreover, you shall say to them. The Jews, in Jeremiah's time, in order to leave them inexcusable, though the Lord had be…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet shows their stubbornness and hardness in sin. For this reason, this section is distinct from everything that has come before it.<…
