Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Jeremiah 3:5
he—"thou," the second person, had preceded. The change to the third person implies a putting away of God to a greater distance from them; instead of repenting and forsaking their idols, they merely deprecate the continuance of their punishment. Jeremiah 3:12 and Psalms 103:9, answer their question in the event of their penitence.
spoken and—rather (God's reply to them), "Thou hast spoken (thus), and yet (all the while) thou hast done evil," etc.
as thou couldest—with all thy might; with incorrigible persistency [CALVIN].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 3:5:
Psalms 103:8-10
Jeremiah 2:37
Jeremiah 3:12
Nahum 1:2
Luke 15:13
1 Corinthians 15:54
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