4Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)Here is, I. A command given to Jeremiah to go and carry a message from God to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He was charged in general (Jer. 1:17) to go and speak to them ; here he is particularly charged to go and speak this to them. Note, It is good for ministers by faith and prayer to take out a fresh commission when they address themselves solemnly to any part of their work. Let a minister care…
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