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25 And indeed, they lie exposed[a] to the heat of day and the frost of night. They died in great suffering, by famine and sword and plague.(A) 26 And you reduced the house which bears your name[b] to what it is today, because of the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Judah.(B)

God’s Promises Recalled. 27 “But with us, Lord, our God, you have dealt in all your clemency and in all your great mercy.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:25 They lie exposed: Jeremiah’s words threatened Jehoiakim with being left unburied (Jer 22:19; 36:30).
  2. 2:26 The house which bears your name: the Temple of Jerusalem; cf. Dt 12:11; Jer 7:11. What it is today: during the exile it lay in ruins.