Jer 4:23-28 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 4:23-26: 4:23-26 In Jeremiah’s vision, the Lord ’s fierce anger took precedence over his creative love (10:10 ; 12:4 ; Isa 5:25 ; 24:19 ; Ezek 38:20 ; Zeph 1:3 ). He was undoing the order of creation (see Gen 1:2-3 ).

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b10:10►

c12:4►

dIsa 5:25►

e24:19►

fEzek 38:20►

gZeph 1:3►

hGen 1:2-3►

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jIsa 5:30►

k50:3►

lJer 5:10►

m30:11►

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oIsa 5:30►

p46:10-11►

‏ Jeremiah 4:23-28

Summary for Jer 4:23-26: 4:23-26 ^a In Jeremiah’s vision, the Lord’s fierce anger took precedence over his creative love (10:10 ^b; 12:4 ^c; Isa 5:25 ^d; 24:19 ^e; Ezek 38:20 ^f; Zeph 1:3 ^g). He was undoing the order of creation (see Gen 1:2-3 ^h).
4:28 ⁱ At funerals in Hebrew society, it was customary for people to mourn and be draped in black (cp. Isa 5:30 ^j; 50:3 ^k). The Lord had determined the people’s guilt, and he promised to be true to his word (Jer 5:10 ^l; 30:11 ^m, 24 ⁿ; Isa 5:30 ^o; 46:10-11 ^p).