Jeremiah 23:27
“Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Which think to cause my people to forget my name,.... The Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "my law". The word…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
To his neighbor - i. e., to one another, to the people about him, to anyone. As their fathers ... - Rather, “as their…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 23:9-32
Here is a long lesson for the false prophets. As none were more bitter and spiteful against God's true prophets than…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
to forget my name not literally, but to forget the essential character of Him who bears the name. So their fathers…
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