Jeremiah 11:15
What hath my beloved to do in my house, While many pollute it with wickedness? The holy flesh shall pass away from thee, For when thou doest evil, thou rejoicest.
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Psalms 50:16And to the wicked God saith, “To what purpose dost thou talk of my statutes? And why hast thou my laws upon thy lips?—
Proverbs 10:23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief; But a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more when he bringeth it with an evil design!
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer shall be an abomination.
Isaiah 50:1Thus saith Jehovah: Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, By which I dismissed her? Or who is he among my creditors To whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities are ye sold, And for your transgressions was your mother dismissed.
Jeremiah 3:1It is said, if a man put away his wife, And she go from him, and become another man's, Shall he return to her again? Shall not that land be polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; And shalt thou return to me, saith Jehovah?
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 11:12-18
Deplorable Condition of Judah. ( b. c. 606.) 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord , Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. 12 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. 13 For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets… Read the whole commentary →