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Jeremiah 3:23

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

Truly in vain [is salvation hoped for] from the hills, [and from] the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God [is] the salvation of Israel.

Jeremiah 3:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 3:23

Theological / Devotional

Truly in vain. The Hebrew of the first part of the verse is very brief and consequently obscure. It reads literally, “Surely for the deception from hills, the tumult, the mountains.” A number of Hebrew manuscripts connect the words for “tumult” and “mountains” into the phrase “the tumult of the mountains.” For “from the hills” the LXX has “the hills.” The general thought is clear. A sharp contrast is drawn between the delusive, worthless orgies of idol worship and the security of the worship of Jehovah.

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