Jeremiah 11:10

“They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, etc.] According to Kimchi, this prophecy was delivered out in the times of Jehoiakim. There had been a reformation in the reign of Josiah, but now they had rebelled against the Lord, and had returned to their former idolatries that had been practised in the times of Amon, Manasseh, and Ahaz: which refused to hear my words; sent unto them by the prophets, Isaiah, and others: and they went after other gods to serve them; not their forefathers, though it was true of them; but the then present generation, that were in the conspiracy and rebellion against God; they put their schemes into execution, and worshipped and served the gods of…”

“Their forefathers - literally, “their fathers, the first ones:” in allusion to the idolatries committed in the wilderness, and by the generations whose history is given in the Book of Judges. And they went after - Rather, yea! they have walked “after other gods to serve them.” The “they” refers to the men of Jeremiah’s day. return to 'Top of Page'”

“turned: Jer 3:10; Sa1 15:11; Ch2 34:30-33; Hos 6:4, Hos 7:16; Zep 1:6 iniquities: Jdg 2:17, Jdg 2:19; Psa 78:8-10, Psa 78:57; Eze 20:18-21; Zac 1:4; Act 7:51, Act 7:52 the house of Israel: Jer 3:6-11, Jer 31:32; Lev 26:15; Deu 31:16; Kg2 17:7-20; Eze 16:59, Eze 44:7; Hos 6:7, Hos 8:1; Heb 8:9 Jeremiah 11:11”