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Jeremiah 3:8
Jeremiah 3:8
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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I. GOD LOOKING FOR FRUIT BUT NONE FORTHCOMING.
1. The fruit God looked for was Judah's repentance (cf. the history of the times to which Jeremiah refers). Idolatry was rampant in…