Jeremiah 8:5

"“Moreover you shall tell them, ‘The LORD says: “‘Do men fall, and not rise up again? Does one turn away, and not return?"

Key Reflection

This passage challenges the idea that once people stray from righteousness, they are irrevocably lost. Instead, it suggests a possibility of repentance and redemption, mirroring God’s ongoing invitation for his people to turn back to Him despite their failures.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

When men act as inJeremiah 8:4, why is God’s own people alone an exception? Slidden back ... backsliding -The same words as “turn” and “return” inJeremiah 8:4. They should be rendered, “Why doth this people of Jerusalem turn away with a perpetual turning?” Deceit -i. e., idolatry; because men worship in it that which is false, and it is false to the worshippers. Refuse -From a feeling of dislike.

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