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Jeremiah 31:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 31:19

Verse 19 of 40

Scripture focus

Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon [my] thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.

Jeremiah 31:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 31:19

Theological / Devotional

After that I was turned. Israel continues the penitent attitude expressed in v. 18. Sorrow for sin is shown emphatically by the figure employed, “I smote upon my thigh” (see Luke 18:13).

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