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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 11:9 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 11:9 |
King James |
And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| conspiracy--a deliberate combination against God and against Josiah's reformation. Their idolatry is not the result of a hasty impulse (Psa 83:5; Eze 22:25). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| A conspiracy - The defection from the covenant was as general as if it had been the result of preconcerted arrangement. The decided course taken by Josiah may, however, have led the opposite party to secret combinations against him. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| A conspiracy - All sorts of people have done alike, as if they had conspired together to break my law. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| A conspiracy is found - They were all fratres conjurati, sworn brothers, determined to cast off the Divine yoke, and no longer to have God to reign over them. |
25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: