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Jeremiah 4:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 4:14

Verse 14 of 31

Scripture focus

O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

Jeremiah 4:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 4:14

Theological / Devotional

Wash thine heart. Thorough repentance and heart reformation were the only means of deliverance left for Jerusalem. No reformation can save that does not reach the heart. The springs must be cleansed before the fountain can be pure. The tree must be good in order to bear good fruit (see Isa. 1:16, 17; Matt. 15:19; 2 Cor. 7:1).

Be saved. Though temporal deliverance from impending judgments is primarily referred to, spiritual regeneration would accompany a true washing of the heart (see 2 Thess. 2:13; Titus 3:5).

Vain thoughts. Rather, “wicked thoughts.”

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