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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 5:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 5:4 |
King James |
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. |
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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] |
| poor--rather, "the poor." He supposes for the moment that this utter depravity is confined to the uninstructed poor, and that he would find a different state of things in the higher ranks: but there he finds unbridled profligacy. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Therefore - More simply "and."
They are foolish - Or, they act foolishly (see Num 12:11), not having that knowledge which would enable them to guide their ways with discretion. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Poor - The vulgar, that understand but little, of less conscience than the better sort. Judgment - The methods or ways of his providence. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| These are poor - They are ignorant; they have no education; they know no better. |
11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.