- Bible
- Jeremiah
- Chapter 11
- Verse 12
Jeremiah 11:12
Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
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Gill's Exposition
For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah,.... See Gill on Jer 2:28,
and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem; of which there were many, and some of note (i):…
This paragraph, which contains so much of God's wrath, might very well be expected to follow upon that which goes next before, which contained so much of his people's sin. When God found so much evil…
Gi. from considerations of style makes these vv. the work of a later hand. The last two vv. much resemble ch. Jer 2:27 f.
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