Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
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Gill's Exposition
Shall a man make gods unto himself,.... Can a man make his own gods? a poor, weak, mortal man? can he make gods of gold, silver, brass, wood, or stone? can he put deity into them? and when he has made…
There is a mixture of mercy and judgment in these verses, and it is hard to know to which to apply some of the passages here - they are so interwoven, and some seem to look as far forward as the times…
See introd. summary to section. For the thought in Jer 16:16 cp. Jer 12:15 f. and for the interest felt by Jeremiah in the religious life of the heathen, Jer 2:11 a. Hence Co. with Gi. accepts the v.…
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