Jeremiah 7:19
But do they vex me, saith Jehovah? Do they not rather vex themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?
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Isaiah 1:20But if ye refuse, and be rebellious, The sword shall consume you; For the mouth of Jehovah hath said it.
Isaiah 45:16They shall all be ashamed and confounded, They shall go to confusion together, That are makers of idols.
Jeremiah 2:19Thy wickedness shall chasten thee, And thy transgressions reprove thee; And thou shalt know and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, And that the fear of me is not with thee, Saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
Jeremiah 9:19Behold, a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: “How are we spoiled! How are we put to shame! We must leave our native land; They have cast down our habitations.”
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 7:17-21
Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 606.) 16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee. 17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 19 Do they provoke me to anger?… Read the whole commentary →