Jeremiah 2:5
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Neither said they, where is the Lord?.... They did not ask after him, nor seek his face and favour, nor worship him, nor took any notice of the blessings he bestowed upon them:
that brought us up…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Has Israel had any excuse for their disloyalty to Me? None.
have walked after vanity -vanity" (lit. a breath) is here used in the same sense as in 1Ki 16:13. Jehovah and His prophets regarded idols…
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