Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
Israel was holiness unto the Lord,.... When first brought out of Egypt into the wilderness, by the Lord's choice and separation of them to be a holy people to him above all others; by covenant with…
Barnes' Notes
Render: “Israel” is an offering consecrated to Yahweh, His firstfruits of increase. The firstfruits were God’s consecrated property, His portion of the whole harvest. Pagan, i. e., unconsecrated,…
Here is, I. A command given to Jeremiah to go and carry a message from God to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He was charged in general (Jer 1:17) to go and speak to them; here he is particularly…
Cambridge Bible
Israel was holiness unto the Lord, the firstfruits of his increase Cp. Exo 19:6; Deu 8:6; Deu 14:2; cp. Jer 26:18 and Amo 3:2. There is no moral significance attached to the word holiness here. It…
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