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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 7:4

God, said the false prophets, will never allow His Temple to be overthrown: cp. Micah 3:11.

The temple, etc.] The threefold repetition suggests 'the energy of iteration that only belongs to Eastern fanatics' (Stanley, 'Jewish Church,' ii, 438).

5-7. Their tenure of the Temple is conditional on obedience to the covenant made by God with their fathers.

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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