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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 2:11

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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A nation - A Gentile nation, in strong antithesis to people, the appellation of Israel. Their glory - Though the worship of the one true God is a nation’s greatest glory, yet it is irksome because it puts a constraint on human passions. That which doth not profit - Israel had exchanged the prosperity which was God’s reward of obedience for the calamities which resulted from idol-worship. return to 'Top of Page'
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