Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 6:19

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19. ( :- ). fruit of . . . thoughts — ( Proverbs 1:31 ). nor to my law, but rejected it —literally, "and (as to) My law they have rejected it." The same construction occurs in Proverbs 1:31- : . 20. Literally, "To what purpose is this to Me, that incense cometh to Me?" incense . . . cane — ( Isaiah 43:24 ; Isaiah 60:6 ). No external services are accepted by God without obedience of the heart and life ( Jeremiah 7:21 ; Psalms 50:7-9 ; Isaiah 1:11 ; Micah 6:6 , &c.). sweet . . . sweet —antithesis. Your sweet cane is not sweet to Me. The calamus. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-21" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-jer-6-003

절 (explains)

bible-text/jer-6-19

Source

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