Jeremiah 15:5

For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?

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Interpretation

The Lord declares that even Moses and Samuel must have pleaded in vain. The putting of this as a case, though they should stand before him, shows that they do not, and that saints in heaven do not pray for saints on earth.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 15:1-5.

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Glossary

Jerusalem Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.