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Jeremiah 29:19

Jeremiah 29:19
Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord,.... Which were spoken to them by the prophets; not hearkening to them, but despising them, were the same as not hearkening to him, and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Jeremiah 29:16-20

These verses are not in the Septuagint. But the text of the Septuagint is here throughout so brief and confused as to be explicable only on the supposition, that it represents what was left behind in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 29:15-23

Jeremiah, having given great encouragement to those among the captives whom he knew to be serious and well-affected, assuring them that God had very kind and favourable intentions concerning them,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jeremiah 29:15-19

The impending fate of Zedekiah and his people. Cp. Jer 24:8-10.