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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:7

And I said after she had done , etc.; rather, and I said , After she hath done all these things , she will return unto me . And her treacherous sister . Observe the distinction between the two sisters. Israel had openly broken the political and religious connection with Jehovah ( Hosea 8:4 ); Judah nominally retained both, but her heart was towards the false gods (comp. the allegory in Ezekiel 23:1-49 ; which is evidently founded upon our passage). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:8

And I saw, when for all the causes , etc.; rather, and I saw that even because apostate Israel had , etc. But this is exceedingly strange in this connection. The preceding words seem to compel us either (with the Vulgate) to omit "and I saw" altogether, or (with Ewald) to read the first letter of the verb differently, and render "and she saw," taking up the statement of Jeremiah 3:7 ("saw; yea, she saw," etc.). The latter view is favored by a phrase in Jeremiah 3:10 (see note below).... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:9

Through the lightness of her whoredom ; i . e . through the slight importance which she attached to her whoredom. So apparently the ancient versions. The only sense, however, which the word kol ever has in Hebrew is not "lightness," but "sound," "voice," and perhaps "rumor" ( Genesis 45:16 ). Hence it is more strictly accurate to render "through the cry." etc. (comp. Genesis 4:10 ; Genesis 19:13 ), or "through the fame," etc.. But neither of these seems quite suitable to the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:10

For all this ; i . e . though Judah had seen the punishment of apostate Israel ( Jeremiah 3:7 , Jeremiah 3:8 ). So Rashi, Naegelsbach, Payne Smith. Most commentators suppose the phrase to refer to Judah's obstinate wickedness ( Jeremiah 3:9 ), but this gives a weak sense. "Judah defiled the land, etc; and yet notwithstanding her repentance was insincere"—this is by no means a natural sequence of ideas. The right exposition increases the probability of the correction proposed at... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:10

Insincere repentances. I. REPENTANCE IS INSINCERE WHEN IT DOES NOT POSSESS THE WHOLE HEART . Judah is accused of being "false," and of turning to Jehovah "feignedly," because she did not turn "with her whole heart." 1. True repentance must be found in the heart . Mere confession with the lip without a change of feeling is a mockery ( Isaiah 29:13 ). Simple amendment of external conduct is no repentance unless it is prompted by a sincere desire to do... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:11

It is very noteworthy that Jeremiah should have still so warm a feeling for the exiles of the northern kingdom (more than a hundred years after the great catastrophe). Hath justified herself . "To justify" can mean "to show one's self righteous," as well as "to make one's self righteous," just as "to sanctify" can mean, "to show one's self holy" ( Isaiah 8:13 ), as well as "to make one's self holy." In spite of Israel's apostasy, she has shown herself less worthy of punishment than Judah,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:11

The comparative advantages of Judah and Israel; professors and non-professors. I. LET JUDAH AND ISRAEL BE TAKEN AS REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY PROFESSORS OF RELIGION AND THOSE WHO MAKE NO SUCH PROFESSION . Judah did make such profession, but Israel stood aloof, neither worshipping at the temple nor joining in the appointed feasts. II. OBSERVE THAT ISRAEL IS SAID TO HAVE " JUSTIFIED HERSELF MORE ," ETC . ( Jeremiah 3:11 .) ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:12

Israel, therefore, shall be recalled from exile. Her sins are less than those of Judah, and how long and bitterly has she suffered for them! Toward the north . For Israel had been carried captive into the regions to the north of the Assyrian empire ( 2 Kings 17:6 ; 2 Kings 18:11 ). Comp. the pro-raise in Jeremiah 31:8 . I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you ; rather, my face to fall towards you (i.e. upon your return). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:12-13

God inviting the return of his sinful children. This invitation is offered to "backsliding Israel" in preference to "false Judah" ( Jeremiah 3:11 ). There seemed to be more hope of the former. Openly wicked men are more easily led to repentance than hypocritical pretenders to goodness. Christ came not to call the righteous, but sinners ( Matthew 9:12 , Matthew 9:13 ), and his invitations were more readily accepted by publicans and reprobates than by Pharisees. I. THE ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:12-19

Confession of sin the indispensable prerequisite for its pardon. That this is so is shown by the evident fact that if it could have been dispensed with it would have been. For the desire of God to pardon his guilty people is, as this section shows, intense. He will not cease to seek after them even when the punishment of their sin has actually come upon them. Hence ( Jeremiah 3:12 ) he addresses them in the lands of their exile, Mesopotamia, Assyria, and Media ( 2 Kings 17:6 ), and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 3:12-19

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