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God's Word vs. Our Heart
Commentators highlight a stark contrast between obeying God's clear law and following the "stubbornness" of one's own heart. John Calvin describes this as a choice between two opposing forces, like fire and water. The people's sin wasn't just disobedience, but the deliberate replacement of God's authority with their own internal desires and imaginations.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 9:10–22
18th Century
Theologian
The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length.
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 9:14
19th Century
Bishop
Imagination. —Stubbornness, as in Jeremiah 3:17.
Baalim. —The generic name for false gods of all kinds, and…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 9:14–15
19th Century
Preacher
Which their fathers taught them: therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wo…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 9:13–15
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 9:14
17th Century
Pastor
But have walked after the imagination of their own heart What their own hearts devised, chose, and were best pleased with…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 9:12–22
17th Century
Minister
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 la…