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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 23:31

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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That use their tongues - literally, that take their tongues. Their second characteristic. They have no message from God, but they take their tongues, their only implement, and say, He saith, using the solemn formula by which Yahweh affirms the truth of His words. Solemn asseverations seemed to give reality to their emptiness. return to 'Top of Page'
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