Jeremiah 3:1, God’s great mercy in Judah’s vile whoredom; Jeremiah 3:6, Judah is worse than Israel; Jeremiah 3:12, The promises of the gospel to the penitent; Jeremiah 3:20, Israel reproved, and called by God, makes a solemn confession of their sins.
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Jeremiah 3
Jeremiah 3 — Overview
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Jeremiah 3 — OverviewJeremiah 3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe foregoing chapter was wholly taken up with reproofs and
threatenings against the people of God, for their apostasies from him;
but in this chapter gracious invitations and encouragements are given
them to…Jeremiah 3 — OverviewJeremiah 3 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter the sins of the people of Israel and Judah are exposed; particularly their idolatry, signified by playing the harlot; which is aggravated by the number of lovers or idols they had worshipped; by the many…Jeremiah 3:1-5Jeremiah 3:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThese verses some make to belong to the sermon in the foregoing
chapter, and they open a door of hope to those who receive the
conviction of the reproofs we had there; God wounds that he may heal.
Now observe…Jeremiah 3:1Jeremiah 3:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThey say, etc.; as the margin of Authorized Version correctly states, the Hebrew simply has "saying." Various ingenious attempts have been made to explain this. Hitzig, for instance, followed by Dr. Payne Smith, thinks…Jeremiah 3:1Jeremiah 3:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe offer of a great forgiveness.
I. CONSIDER THE ILLUSTRATION BY WHICH IS SHOWN THE EXTENT OF JEHOVAH'S MERCY TO THE LOST, By an illustration drawn from the power allowed to the Israelite husband, Jehovah shows how…Jeremiah 3:1-5Jeremiah 3:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentarySin Law Grace.
We have here represented to as—
I. SIN IN ITS MOST AWFUL FORM. It was the sin of idolatry. This was especially grievous in the sight of God, since Israel was designed to give light to all other nations.…