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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 16:13

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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serve other gods--That which was their sin in their own land was their punishment in exile. Retribution in kind. They voluntarily forsook God for idols at home; they were not allowed to serve God, if they wished it, in captivity (Dan 3:12; Dan 6:7). day and night--irony. You may there serve idols, which ye are so mad after, even to satiety, and without intermission.
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