Jeremiah 13:27

And thine abominations - “Even thy abominations.” The prophet sums up the three charges against Judah, namely, spiritual adultery, inordinate eagerness after idolatry (see the note atJeremiah 5:7note), and shameless participation in pagan orgies. In the fields - “in the field,” the open, unenclosed country (seeJeremiah 6:25;Jeremiah 12:4). Wilt thou not ... once be? - “Or, how long yet ere thou be made clean!” These words explain the teaching ofJeremiah 13:23. Repentance was not an actual, but a moral impossibility, and after a long time Judah was to be cleansed.