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Jeremiah 3:13

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 3:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 3:13

Theological / Devotional

Acknowledge thine iniquity. Repentance and acknowledgment of sin are prerequisites to pardon. Men must courageously face their own sins and frankly recognize them (see Ps. 51:3; Isa. 59:12; Jer. 14:20). Nothing must be kept back and there must be no vain excuses (see on Prov. 28:13).

Scattered thy ways. See Jer. 2:23; Eze. 16:15, 24, 25, 36. Israel had gone this way and that in search of new and alien forms of worship.

Strangers. Strange gods (see Jer. 2:25; Deut. 12:2 ; 32:16).

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