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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 4:14

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Thy vain thoughts - “Thy” iniquitous “thoughts.” “Aven,” the word used here, is especially applied to the sin of idolatry: thus Bethel is generally called Bethaven by Hosea (Hosea 4:15; Hosea 5:8, ...), because instead of being the house of God, El, it was the house of an iniquity, Aven, the golden calf. return to 'Top of Page'
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