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Jeremiah 9:14

King James Version (KJV)

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But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

Jeremiah 9:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 9:14

Theological / Devotional

Imagination. Heb. sheriruth, “stubbornness,” which the Hebrew word always means in the Bible (see chs. 3:17; 7:24; 11:8; 16:12; 18:12; etc.).

Baalim. A transliteration of the Hebrew plural for Baal (see ch. 2:8, 23). Instead of teaching them the laws of Jehovah (see Deut. 11:19), their fathers taught them to follow such gods as Baal of Peor (see Deut. 4:3), Baal-zebub of Ekron (2 Kings 1:2), and the Phoenician Baal (1 Kings 16:31, 32). See on Hosea 2:17.

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