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Jeremiah 3:16

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit [it]; neither shall [that] be done any more.

Jeremiah 3:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 3:16

Theological / Devotional

When ye be multiplied. Compare Jer. 23:3; Eze. 36:11; see also Deut. 8:7–20.

The ark of the covenant. The ark was the symbol of the abiding presence of the Lord. As such it was an object of great reverence. Over its mercy seat was revealed the glory of the Shekinah, the visible symbol of the presence of the most high God. It was the center of ancient Israel’s symbolic service. Jeremiah predicted the coming of the time when God would set up His abode upon the earth. God’s actual presence would make the symbol of His presence obsolete. Glorious would have been the experiences of ancient Israel had the people accepted God’s plan for them (see pp. 27–30).

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