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God's Unchanging Justice
Commentators explain that God's judgment is not an arbitrary reaction but a necessary expression of His righteous character. For God to ignore such pervasive deceit and wickedness would be for Him to deny His own nature as the just judge of the world. His 'vengeance' is the outworking of His perfect holiness against sin.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 9:2–9
18th Century
Theologian
From their punishment the prophet now turns to their sins.
(Jeremiah 9:2) The prophet utters the wish that he might be spared hi…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 9:9
19th Century
Bishop
Shall I not visit ...? —The previous use of the same warning in Jeremiah 5:9; Jeremiah 5:29 gives these words …
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 9:9
19th Century
Preacher
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? (Jeremiah 9:9)…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 9:9
16th Century
Theologian
We have already encountered this verse; it will therefore be enough to briefly refer to what it contains. God shows here, that unless he denied him…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 9:9
17th Century
Pastor
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord
The Targum adds,
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 9:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Jeremiah wept much, yet wished he could weep more, that he might rouse the people to a due sense of the hand of God. But even the desert, without c…