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Jeremiah 4:9
Jeremiah 4:9
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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The form and structure of the translation require a change. Render, If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith Jehovah, wilt return unto me; and if thou wilt put away, etc; and not…Jeremiah 4:5-18Jeremiah 4:5-18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleGod's usual method is to warn before he wounds. In these verses,
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that would shortly be brought upon them by a foreign invasion. This
must be…Jeremiah 4:5-31Jeremiah 4:5-31 · The Pulpit CommentaryA revelation of grievous purport has suddenly reached the prophet. See how the foe draws nearer and nearer, and how alarm drives the scattered population to seek for refuge in the fortified cities. Can such be the issue…