And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
And yet for all this,.... Though the two tribes saw the lightness and filthiness of the sin Israel was guilty of, and how the land was defiled with it, the stupidity of it, and the punishment…
Barnes' Notes
Her treacherous sister Judith - These words are a sort of refrain, thrice Jer 3:7-8, Jer 3:10 repeated before God finally pronounces Judah more culpable than Israel.
The date of this sermon must be observed, in order to the right understanding of it; it was in the days of Josiah, who set on foot a blessed work of reformation, in which he was hearty, but the people…
Jer 3:6 to Jer 4:4. Conditional offers of restoration
We may subdivide thus.
(1) Jer 3:6-18. The ten tribes as less guilty than Judah are invited to repent and return. (2) Jer 3:19 to Jer 4:4. The…
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