Lux Domini

Jeremiah  19:8

And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.

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Interpretation

The prophet must give notice of ruin coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. Both rulers and ruled must attend to it.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 19:4-8.

Jeremiah 19:4 Jeremiah 19:5 Jeremiah 19:6 Jeremiah 19:7 Jeremiah 19:8

Glossary

Jerusalem Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
City People
The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).