But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart,.... They are not so obedient as the sea and its waves; nor so firm and stable as the sand that is set for the bound of it.
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Jeremiah 5:23
Jeremiah 5:23
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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