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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 35:17 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Jer 35:17 |
King James |
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered. |
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] |
because I have spoken . . . not heard . . . I . . . called . . . not answered-- (Pro 1:24; Isa 65:12). |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil - Having, by the conduct of the Rechabites, clearly and fully convicted them of ingratitude and rebellion, he now proceeds to pronounce sentence against them. |
12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;