OLD TESTAMENT

Baruch 3:4

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O Lord Almighty, you God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead Israelites, and of the children of those who were sinners before you, who didn’t listen to the voice of you their God; because of this, these plagues cling to us.

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Verse 4. Dead; banished, (verse 11. Ezekiel 37:5) or of the ancient patriarchs. This motive is frequently urged.

Exodus 32:13. Leviticus 26:41. Deuteronomy 9:27. Daniel 3:35. Jeremiah 15:1. Calmet.—People in sin and misery seem dead, (verse 11) yet may revive by grace. Worthington.

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