John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 7:30

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord, etc.] Meaning not a single action only, but a series, a course of evil actions; and those openly, in a daring manner, not only before men, but in the sight of God, and in contempt of him, like the men of Sodom, (<011313>Genesis 13:13): they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it; that is, set their idols in the temple; here Manasseh set up a graven image of the grove, (<122107>2 Kings 21:7) which was done, as if it was done on purpose to defile it.

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