OLD TESTAMENT

Jeremiah 42:5

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Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness among us, if we don’t do according to all the word with which the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

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Verse 5. Witness. Jeremias knew their fickle temper. They will obey, only if God comply with their desires. Calmet.—They began with piety, but soon refused to obey the directions given. Calmet. 43:2. Worthington.

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