Jeremiah 11 Scofield
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11:15 What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
“holy flesh”
See Hag 2:12 i.e. to what purpose the "holy flesh" of sacrifices? Its efficacy is "passed from thee" who rejoicest in evil. Cf. Isa 1:13–15.
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11:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
“The word”
This, like the other messages, is made up of rebuke, exhortation, and warning, but in this instance these are based upon the violation of the Palestinian Covenant Deut 28:1 to Deut 30:9. (See Scofield "Deut 30:3"). The Assyrian and Babylonian captivities of Israel and of Judah were the execution of the warning, Deut 28:63–68.