John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 22:17

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Because they have forsaken me, etc.] My worship, as the Targum; his word and ordinances: and have burnt incense unto other gods; to Baal, to the host of heaven, and other Heathen deities: that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands: their idols of wood, stone, gold, and silver, which their hands had made, to worship; than which nothing was more provoking to God: therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched; the decree for the destruction of Jerusalem was gone forth, and not to be called back; the execution of it could not be stopped or hindered by cries, prayers, entreaties, or otherwise; this wrath of God was an emblem of the unquenchable fire of hell, (<400312>Matthew 3:12 <410944>Mark 9:44).

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