Jeremiah 5:1-9 - Exposition

Gladly would Jehovah pardon, if his people showed but a gleam of sound morality. But they are all deaf to the warning voice—the Law of God is flagrantly violated. In particular the marriage tie, as well the typical one between man and woman as the anti-typical between the people and its God, is openly disregarded (comp. Hosea 4:1 ; Micah 7:2 ; Isaiah 64:6 , Isaiah 64:7 ; Psalms 14:3 ).