Jeremiah 3:21-25 A voice was heard on the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way… I. IT PROCEEDS FROM THE INMOST HEART. 1. Weeping (ver. 21). 2. Shame (ver. 25). II. IT IS FREE FROM ALL DISSIMULATION. Its principle is sorrow at having grieved God by the abuse of His love (ver. 21). III. IT IS MADE KNOWN BY THE HONEST FRUITS OF REPENTANCE. 1. Apostasies healed (ver. 22). 2. Detestation of evil (ver. 24). 3. Yearning for the Lord (ver. 25). ( Origen.) Parallel Verses KJV: A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God. |
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