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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 4:10

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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thou hast . . . deceived--God, having even the false prophets in His hands, is here said to do that which for inscrutable purposes He permits them to do (Exo 9:12; Th2 2:11; compare Jer 8:15; which passage shows that the dupes of error were self-prepared for it, and that God's predestination did not destroy their moral freedom as voluntary agents). The false prophets foretold "peace," and the Jews believed them; God overruled this to His purposes (Jer 5:12; Jer 14:13; Eze 14:9). soul--rather, "reacheth to the life."
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