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Jeremiah 22:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 22:17

Verse 17 of 30

Scripture focus

But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it].

Jeremiah 22:17 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Thy covetousness. Literally, “thy gain” (see chs. 6:13; 8:10), secured through “oppression” and “violence.”

Innocent blood. See ch. 26:20-23; see on Jer. 22:3.

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