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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 17:27 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Jer 17:27 |
Strong Concordance |
But if ye will not hearken [08085] unto me to hallow [06942] the sabbath [07676] day [03117], and not to bear [05375] a burden [04853], even entering in [0935] at the gates [08179] of Jerusalem [03389] on the sabbath [07676] day [03117]; then will I kindle [03341] a fire [0784] in the gates [08179] thereof, and it shall devour [0398] the palaces [0759] of Jerusalem [03389], and it shall not be quenched [03518]. |
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King James |
But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched. |
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] |
burden . . . in . . . gates . . . fire in the gates--retribution answering to the sin. The scene of their sin shall be the scene of their punishment (Jer 52:13; Kg2 25:9). |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
But if ye will not hearken - Then their sin lay at their own door. How fully were they warned; and how basely did they reject the counsel of God against themselves! |
9 And he burnt [08313] the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and the king's [04428] house [01004], and all the houses [01004] of Jerusalem [03389], and every great [01419] man's house [01004] burnt [08313] he with fire [0784].
13 And burned [08313] the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and the king's [04428] house [01004]; and all the houses [01004] of Jerusalem [03389], and all the houses [01004] of the great [01419] men, burned [08313] he with fire [0784]: