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Jeremiah 9:7

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

Jeremiah 9:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 9:7

Theological / Devotional

Lord of hosts. See on ch. 7:3.

I will melt. To remove the dross, God would put them through the furnace of affliction (see on Jer. 6:27–30; cf. Isa. 48:10). The object of the judgment was purification and not destruction (see Zech. 13:9; Mal. 3:3).

Try. Heb. bachan, “to assay” (see on ch. 6:27).

How shall I do? A question justifying the divine course of action (see Isa. 5:4). How else could God treat them under the circumstances?

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