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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 7:26

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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hardened . . . neck-- (Deu 31:27; Isa 48:4; Act 7:51). worse than their fathers-- (Jer 16:12). In Jer 7:22 He had said, "your fathers"; here He says, "their fathers"; the change to the third person marks growing alienation from them. He no longer addresses themselves, as it would be a waste of words in the case of such hardened rebels.
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