Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 5:7

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Rather, Why, “for what reason” should “I pardon thee?” When ... - Or, “though I bound them to me by oath, yet they committed adultery.” The harlots’ houses - The harlot’s house, i. e., the temple of an idol; the prophet had also in view (see Jeremiah 5:8) the unchastity which accompanied most forms of nature-worship. return to 'Top of Page'

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