The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Jeremiah 3:6-25
The Call to Return v. 6. The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah, the king, an account which the prophet here inserts on account of the application. Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? Israel being called apostasy outright to emphasize the seriousness of her defection. She is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree and there hath played the harlot, in committing idolatry or spiritual adultery, the sanctuaries of idols being located in such... read more
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Jeremiah 3:1-5
The Possibility of Return v. 1. They say, literally, "Saying," God Himself being the subject of the sentence. If a man put away his wife, and she go from him and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? Such dismissals were sometimes practiced among the Jews, but it was then unlawful for a man to take back his former wife, Deuteronomy 24:1-Numbers :. Shall not that land be greatly polluted? on account of the abomination connected with such practices. But thou hast played the... read more