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Jeremiah 11:15

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 11:15

Verse 15 of 23

Scripture focus

What hath my beloved to do in mine house, [seeing] she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

Jeremiah 11:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 11:15

Theological / Devotional

Lewdness. Heb. mezimmah, literally, “an evil device.”

Many. The Hebrew of this part of the verse is obscure and the grammatical connection of the word for “many” indecisive. Instead of “many” the LXX reads euchai, “prayers,” or “vows,” which may be the intended meaning here. The passage would then read, “Why has my beloved wrought abomination in my house? Will prayers and holy offerings take away thy wickedness from thee, or shalt thou escape by these things?” “Holy flesh” apparently designates “hallowed flesh,” that is, “sacrificial flesh.”

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