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Jeremiah 24:1-10

Jeremiah 24:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Calamity with God and without him.

I. To THE CHILD OF GRACE.

1. It is a chastening.

2. A restoration.

II. To THE UNGODLY.

1. The influence depreciating character.

2. A source of restlessness and fresh transgression.

3. An ever-increasing evil.

4. An ultimate destruction.—M.

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