Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 11:4

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4. in the day —that is, when. The Sinaitic covenant was made some time after the exodus, but the two events are so connected as to be viewed as one. iron furnace — ( Deuteronomy 4:20 ; 1 Kings 8:51 ). "Furnace" expresses the searching ordeal; "iron," the long duration of it. The furnace was of earth, not of iron ( 1 Kings 8:51- : ); a furnace, in heat and duration enough to melt even iron. God's deliverance of them from such an ordeal aggravates their present guilt. do them —namely, the words of the covenant ( Jeremiah 11:3 ). so, c.— ( Leviticus 26:3 Leviticus 26:12 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-5" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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절 (explains)

bible-text/jer-11-4

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological