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Jeremiah 8:2

King James Version (KJV)

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And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

Jeremiah 8:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 8:2

Theological / Devotional

Spread. Doubtless strewn or scattered carelessly, without any show of respect.

The host of heaven. There is irony in this picture. The heavenly bodies mutely witness the desecration of the bones of their worshippers.

Loved. See 2 Kings 17:16; 21:3; Jer. 19:13; Eze. 8:16; Zeph. 1:5. Their devotion had become a mad fervor.

Gathered. That is, for burial.

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