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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 17:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 17:4 |
King James |
And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
even thyself--rather, "owing to thyself," that is, by thy own fault (Jer 15:13).
discontinue from--be dispossessed of. Not only thy substance, but thyself shall be carried off to a strange land (Jer 15:14). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The verb rendered "discontinue" is that used of letting the land rest Exo 23:11, and of releasing creditors Deu 15:2 in the sabbatical year. As Judah had not kept these sabbatical years she must now discontinue the tillage of God's inheritance until the land had had its rest. "Even thyself may mean and that through thyself," through thine own fault. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| For ever - For a long time; so the word ever is often taken. |
14 And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.
13 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.
11 But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.