‏ Jeremiah 2:19

     19. correct . . . reprove—rather, in the severer sense, "chastise . . . punish" [MAURER].

      backslidings—"apostasies"; plural, to express the number and variety of their defections. The very confederacies they entered into were the occasion of their overthrow (Pr 1:31; Isa 3:9; Ho 5:5).

      know . . . see—imperative for futures: Thou shalt know and see to thy cost.

      my fear—rather, "the fear of Me."

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