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Yahweh says, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,
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God's Will Was Not Hidden
Commentators emphasize that God's law was "set before them." This means it was not obscure, complicated, or hidden. Scholars like John Calvin and John Gill note that the people were without excuse because God had made His will abundantly clear. Their disobedience was a willful rejection of plain truth, not a mistake made from ignorance.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length.
Jeremiah 9:10
19th Century
Baptist
And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; but have w…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah now confirms what I have stated and more fully explains it: that though no teacher or disciple was found in the land, yet there was suffic…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord says The Septuagint version adds, "to me"; there being no wise and understanding man, nor prophet F2
In Zion, the voice of joy and praise used to be heard while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound—it is now the voice of lame…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet specifies their punishment in detail.
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