Jeremiah 17:12-13

These verses, the third of the small group of isolated pieces (see above) which compose this sub-section, are probably to be taken in close connexion, the whole of Jeremiah 17:12 being in form an invocation of the Temple as the scene of God's visible glory, but in reality an address to Himself. O Lord, throne of glory, exalted from the beginning, the place of our sanctuary, hope of Israel, all that forsake thee, etc. In Jeremiah 17:13, ch. Jeremiah 14:8 supplies the beginning, and ch. Jeremiah 2:13 the end, while the v. also reminds us of Isaiah 1:28 f. The two vv. may be safely held to be an insertion by an editor of the Book.