Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 2:19

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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correct . . . reprove--rather, in the severer sense, "chastise . . . punish" [MAURER]. backslidings--"apostasies"; plural, to express the number and variety of their defections. The very confederacies they entered into were the occasion of their overthrow (Pro 1:31; Isa 3:9; Hos 5:5). know . . . see--imperative for futures: Thou shalt know and see to thy cost. my fear--rather, "the fear of Me."

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