12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
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Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-13)The prophet, having shown their base ingratitude in forsaking God, here shows their unparalleled fickleness and folly (Jer. 2:9): I will yet plead with you . Note, Before God punishes sinners he pleads with them, to bring them to repentance. Note, further, When much has been said of the evil of sin, still there is more to be said; when one article of the charge is made good, there is another to be…
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