And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
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Interpretation
If we mark the crimes of those who break off from a religious profession, and the consequences, we see abundant reason to shun evil ways. It is dreadful to be proved more criminal than those who have actually perished in their sins; yet it will be small comfort in everlasting punishment, for them to know that others were viler than they.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 3:6-10.