I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
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Interpretation
God rejects their outward services, as worthless to atone for their sins. Sacrifice and incense were to direct them to a Mediator; but when offered to purchase a license to go on in sin, they provoke God.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 6:26-30.