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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 8:2

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Loved ... served ... walked ... sought ... worshipped - There is great force in the piled-up verbs by which their worship of the heavenly bodies is described. The prophet beginning with the heart’s “love” describes that worship) in the various stages of its development, and then contrasts its fulness with the miserable reward which ensues. return to 'Top of Page'
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