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Jeremiah 2:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 2:5

Verse 5 of 37

Scripture focus

Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

Jeremiah 2:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 2:5

Theological / Devotional

What iniquity? See Micah 6:3, 4. God challenged Israel to show that He had been unfaithful or had broken the covenant. The prophet inquires in effect, “Has the Lord practiced any deceit or disregarded any promises? Wherein has He failed?” (see Deut. 32:4). This verse presents the touching challenge of a wounded love conscious of its integrity and faithfulness.

Vanity. A reference to Israel’s idols (Jer. 10:15; 14:22; 16:19; cf. Deut. 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13; 1 Cor. 8:4; see on Eccl. 1:2). Once Israel had walked after God; now the people pursued vanity.

Are become vain. Men take on the nature of the object they worship (see Deut. 7:26; Rom. 1:21-23; PP 306, 334, 335).

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