Jeremiah 17:2
“Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Whilst their children remember their altars,.... Which is a further proof of their long continuance in idolatrous…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
While their children remember their altars - Perhaps an allusion to their sacrifices of children to Moloch. Present…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 17:1-4
The people had asked (Jer 16:10), What is our iniquity, and what is our sin? as if they could not be charged with any…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Jeremiah 17:2-3
The text is difficult, and pretty certainly contains some error. Du. and Co. omit from "whilst their" to "Asherim," as a…
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