26. hardened . . . neck--
(De 31:27;
Isa 48:4;
Ac 7:51).
worse than their fathers--
(Jer 16:12).
In
Jer 7:22
He had said, "your fathers"; here He says, "their
fathers"; the change to the third person marks growing alienation from
them. He no longer addresses themselves, as it would be a waste
of words in the case of such hardened rebels.
JFB.
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