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Jeremiah 23:40 Cross-References

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And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

Jeremiah 23:40 (KJV)

Commentary on Jeremiah 23:40

And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten (וְנָתַתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם חֶרְפַּת עוֹלָם וּכְלִמּוּת עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא תִשָּׁכֵחַ, v'natatti aleikhem cherpat olam ukhlimmut olam asher lo tisshakech). The dual judgment—חֶרְפָּה (cherpah, 'reproach/disgrace') and כְּלִמָּה (k'limmah, 'shame/humiliation')—both modified by עוֹלָם (olam, 'everlasting/perpetual') creates emphatic finality. The irony is sharp: though God will forget them (v. 39), their shame shall not be forgotten (לֹא תִשָּׁכֵחַ, lo tisshakech). They wanted to be remembered; they wi...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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