The hypocrisy of the worship of Jehovah proved; its punishment.
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Jeremiah 7:16-20
The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:16-20
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Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:1-16Jeremiah 7:1-16 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryNo observances, professions, or supposed revelations, will profit, if men do not amend their ways and their doings. None can claim an interest in free salvation, who allow themselves in the practice of known sin, or liv…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:1-34Jeremiah 7:1-34 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION Ch. 7-10.—Severe rebukes of idolatry alternating with announcements of the impending judgment. The circumstances connected with this discourse, or part thereof, appear to be detailed in Jeremiah 26:1-24. Amon…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:1-34Jeremiah 7:1-34 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe relations of righteousness and religion. This chapter, as indeed so much other of Jeremiah's prophecies, teaches not a little Concerning this great theme. In this chapter we note how it shows— I. THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:5-16Jeremiah 7:5-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryStrange church-goers. I. LOOK AT THEM AS JEREMIAH SAW THEM. Thieves (Jeremiah 7:6, Jeremiah 7:9), most cruel oppressors, murderers, adulterers, etc. Yet they were all going into the temple to worship the Lord. Strange c…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:12-16Jeremiah 7:12-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryWarning voices. I. SUCH VOICES ARE PERPETUALLY HEARD. The prophet speaks of three such here. 1. Shiloh (Jeremiah 7:12). 2. The Lord himself (Jeremiah 7:13). 3. Ephraim (Jeremiah 7:15). II. And THEY TELL EVER THE SAME TR…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:13-16Jeremiah 7:13-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Divine long-suffering worn out. The above section brings before us, as do many other Scriptures, this very certain and very serious truth of God's patience being not only exhaustible, but exhausted. We observe— I. T…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:1-16No observances, professions, or supposed revelations, will profit, if men do not amend their ways and their doings. None can claim an interest in free salvation, who allow themselves in the practice of known sin, or liv…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:1-34The relations of righteousness and religion. This chapter, as indeed so much other of Jeremiah's prophecies, teaches not a little Concerning this great theme. In this chapter we note how it shows— I. THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:1-34EXPOSITION Ch. 7-10.—Severe rebukes of idolatry alternating with announcements of the impending judgment. The circumstances connected with this discourse, or part thereof, appear to be detailed in Jeremiah 26:1-24. Amon…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:5-16Strange church-goers. I. LOOK AT THEM AS JEREMIAH SAW THEM. Thieves (Jeremiah 7:6, Jeremiah 7:9), most cruel oppressors, murderers, adulterers, etc. Yet they were all going into the temple to worship the Lord. Strange c…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:12-16Warning voices. I. SUCH VOICES ARE PERPETUALLY HEARD. The prophet speaks of three such here. 1. Shiloh (Jeremiah 7:12). 2. The Lord himself (Jeremiah 7:13). 3. Ephraim (Jeremiah 7:15). II. And THEY TELL EVER THE SAME TR…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:13-16The Divine long-suffering worn out. The above section brings before us, as do many other Scriptures, this very certain and very serious truth of God's patience being not only exhaustible, but exhausted. We observe— I. T…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryPunishment Predicted. (b. c. 606.)PUNISHMENT PREDICTED. (B. C. 606.) God had shown them, in the foregoing verses, that the temple and the service of it, of which they boasted and in which they trusted, should not avail to prevent the judgment threatened…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 7:16Pray not thou for this people. Abraham prayed for Sodom (Genesis 18:23-32); Moses and Samuel for Israel (Exodus 32:11-14; Exodus 17:11; Numbers 14:13-20; Psalms 106:23; 1 Samuel 7:9, 1 Samuel 7:10; 1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Sam…Joseph S. Exell and contributors