Jeremiah 6:27
I haue set thee for a defence and fortresse among my people, that thou maiest knowe and trie their waies.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
In Context
Cross References
Jeremiah 9:7Therefore thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Behold, I wil melt them, and trie them: for what should I els do for the daughter of my people?
Ezekiel 3:8Beholde, I haue made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead harde against their foreheads.
Ezekiel 22:2Now thou sonne of man, wilt thou iudge, wilt thou iudge this bloody citie? wilt thou shew her all her abominations?
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 6:19-30
Equity of Divine Judgments; Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 608.) 18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. 19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. 20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. 21 Therefore thus saith the… Read the whole commentary →