Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Jeremiah 5:1
The broad places - The open spaces next the gates, and other places of concourse.
A man - Or, anyone.
That executeth - “That” practiceth.
Truth - uprightness, probity (so in Jeremiah 5:3).
The broad places - The open spaces next the gates, and other places of concourse.
A man - Or, anyone.
That executeth - “That” practiceth.
Truth - uprightness, probity (so in Jeremiah 5:3).
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Jeremiah 5:1 fro H7751 (H8786) streets H2351 Jerusalem H3389 See H7200 (H8798) know H3045 (H8798) seek...
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1 Kings 19:10; 2 Chronicles 16:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:10; Amos 8:12;...
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