Jeremiah 5:20
Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:
BSB
ASV
Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
KJV
Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Against the God (1) of Creation Jer 5:22, and (2) of Providence Jer 5:24, They sin, not merely by apostasy, but by a general immorality extending to all classes Jer 5:25-28. It is in this immorality that their idolatry has its root. Jer 5:22 The sea is the symbol of restless and indomitable energy, chafing against all resistance, and dashing to pieces the works whereby man endeavors to restrain its fury. Yet God has imposed upon it laws which it must obey, and keeps it in its appointed place, not by barriers of iron but by a belt of sand.