Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Isaiah 1:2).
fruit of . . . thoughts— (Proverbs 1:31).
nor to my law, but rejected it—literally, "and (as to) My law they have rejected it." The same construction occurs in Genesis 22:24. Literally, "To what purpose is this to Me, that incense cometh to Me?"
incense . . . cane— (Isaiah 43:24; Isaiah 60:6). No external services are accepted by God without obedience of the heart and life (Jeremiah 7:21; Psalms 50:7-9; Isaiah 1:11; Micah 6:6, etc.).
sweet . . . sweet—antithesis. Your sweet cane is not sweet to Me. The calamus.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 6:19:
Job 15:33
Jeremiah 4:16
Jeremiah 6:18
Ezekiel 22:31
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