2 Chronicles 36:15

And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, {f} rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

(f) By this phrase the scripture means often and diligently as in Jer 11:7,25:3,26:5,32:33.

Isaiah 65:2

I have {b} spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, which walketh in a way [that is] not good, after their own {c} thoughts;

(b) He shows the reason for the rejection of the Jews, because they would not obey him or any admonition of his prophets, by whom he called them continually and stretch out his hand to draw them. (c) He shows that to delight in our own fantasies is the declining from God and the beginning of all superstitions and idolatry.

Jeremiah 7:3

Jeremiah 7:5

Jeremiah 7:13

And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spoke to you, {e} rising early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but {f} ye answered not;

(e) That is, I never ceased to warn you, as in Isa 65:2, Pro 1:23. (f) He shows the only remedy to redress our faults: to allow God to lead us in the way, and to obey his calling, Isa 66:4.

Jeremiah 7:26

Jeremiah 29:19

Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent to them by my servants the prophets, {l} rising early and sending [them]; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.

(l) Read Jer 7:13,25:3,26:5.

Jeremiah 35:14

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for to this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: however I have spoken to you, {k} rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not to me.

(k) I have most diligently exhorted and warned you both by myself and my prophet.

Jeremiah 44:4

Yet I sent to you all my servants the prophets, {b} rising early and sending [them], saying, O, do not this abominable thing that I hate.

(b) Read Jer 7:25,25:3,29:19,32:33.
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