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John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 5:9

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord, etc.] For such adulteries and lasciviousness, and that in a way of punishment. The Targum adds, “to bring evil upon them;” the evil of punishment for the evil of sin: and shall not my soul be avenged upon such a nation as this? which cannot delight in sin, but hates it; and therefore must punish for it; vindictive and punitive justice is essential to God; as sin is contrary to his nature, it is agreeable to it to punish for it; he cannot but do it; and he does avenge all sin, either on the sinner himself, or on his surety.
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