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Jeremiah 16:20

Jeremiah 16:20
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know,.... Or, "at this time", as the Targum; when the Gentiles shall be convinced of the idolatry they have been brought up in, and of the vanity and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 16:14-21

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jeremiah 16:19-21

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.…