And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
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Interpretation
In Zion the voice of joy and praise used to be heard, while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound, it is now the voice of lamentation. Unhumbled hearts lament their calamity, but not their sin, which is the cause of it.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 9:12-16.