Jer 13:27 | JFB | STEP | 27. neighings — ( ), image from the lust of horses; the lust after idols degrades to the level of the brute. hills —where, as being nearer heaven, sacrifices were thought most acceptable to the gods. wilt thou not . . . ? when —literally, " thou wilt not be made clean after how long a time yet. " (So ). Jeremiah denies the moral possibility of one so long hardened in sin becoming soon cleansed. But see .

Jeremiah 13:27

27. neighings— (Jer 5:8), image from the lust of horses; the lust after idols degrades to the level of the brute.

hills—where, as being nearer heaven, sacrifices were thought most acceptable to the gods.

wilt thou not . . . ? when—literally, "thou wilt not be made clean after how long a time yet." (So Jer 13:23). Jeremiah denies the moral possibility of one so long hardened in sin becoming soon cleansed. But see Jer 32:17; Lu 18:27.