Jeremiah 16:18

"For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from my face. Their iniquity isn’t concealed from my eyes."

Key Reflection

This verse emphasizes God's omniscience and unwavering vigilance over His people. It teaches that no matter what they do, their actions are always under divine scrutiny, and God sees all, including their sins.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

First -Before the return from exile. I will recompense their iniquity ... double -The ordinary rule of the Law (Isaiah 40:2note). Sin is twofold; there is the leaving of God’s will undone, and the actual wrongdoing. And every punishment is twofold: first, there is the loss of the blessing which would have followed upon obedience, and secondly, the presence of actual misery. Because they have defiled ...

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