She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
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Gill's Exposition
She obeyed not the voice Of his servants the prophets, as the Targum, by way of explanation, adds, who warned her of her sins and of her ruin. The inhabitants of Jerusalem hearkened not to the voice…
Barnes' Notes
She obeyed not the Voice - Of God, by the law or the prophets, teaching her His ways; and when, disobeying, He chastened her, “she received not correction,” and when He increased His chastisements,…
Adam Clarke
She obeyed not the voice - Of conscience, of God, and of his prophets.
She received not correction - Did not profit by his chastisements; was uneasy and ill-tempered under her afflictions, and derived…
One would wonder that Jerusalem, the holy city, where God was known, and his name was great, should be the city of which this black character is here given, that a place which enjoyed such abundance…
Cambridge Bible
She obeyed not the voice i.e. the voice of God by the prophets. Jer 7:23; Jer 22:21.
she received not correction Or, instruction, Jer 5:3. Comp. Jer 7:28, "This is the nation that obeyeth not the…
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