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Jeremiah 3:9

Jeremiah 3:9
And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And it came to pass, through the lightness of her whoredom,.... Or the "swiftness" (b) of it; when it was once set on foot, it ran through the land presently one taking it from and following the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Lightness - Others render as in the margin. Defiled - Rather, profaned. The land especially consecrated to Yahweh’s service was treated by Judah as a common land.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 3:6-11

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

lightness frivolity. The Hebrew word occurs here only in this sense.

with stones and with stocks See on Jer 2:27.