Jeremiah 6:15

Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination?No, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush.Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;at the time that I visit them, they shall be cast down," says the Lord.

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In The King James Version

Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.

In Context

14They have healed also the hurt of my people superficially,saying, 'Peace, peace!' when there is no peace.

16Thus says the Lord, "Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, 'Where is the good way?' and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." But they said, "We will not walk in it."

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Cross References

Genesis 19:34It came to pass on the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, "Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine again, tonight. You go in, and lie with him, that we may preserve our father's seed."

Proverbs 29:1He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neckwill be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

Isaiah 10:4They will only bow down under the prisoners,and will fall under the slain.For all this his anger is not turned away,but his hand is stretched out still.

Jeremiah 5:9Shouldn't I punish them for these things?" says the Lord; "and shouldn't my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Jeremiah 8:12Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among those who fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:12"Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation," says the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 6:10-18

The Universal Corruption of the Age. ( b. c. 608.) 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grape-gatherer into the baskets. 10 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. 11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord ; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the… Read the whole commentary →

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