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NASB | Jeremiah 34:18 'I will give the men who have transgressed My covenant, who have not fulfilled the words of the covenant which they made before Me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between its parts-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jeremiah 34:18 'The men who have violated My covenant, who have not kept the terms of the solemn pledge which they made before Me when they split the [sacrificial] calf in half, and then afterwards walked between its separated pieces [sealing their pledge to Me by placing a curse on themselves should they violate the covenant--those men I will make like the calf]! [Gen 15:9, 10, 17] |
Bible Question (short): Comments wanted on Jer 34:13-20 |
Question (full): As I read this passage vv 18-20, and compare it to the reference given (AMP Gen 15:9,10 17), in Gen it is the LORD who is confirming His covenant and yet in Jer, the AMP indicates that walking between the cut calf was Israel's pledge to the Lord. Are there any other instances in Scripture where something like this took place? Something about this situation - a human attempt to re-create a God-thing - bothers me. (Do we do this?) Reading Jer 34:13-16 I see a parallel between Israel's release from the bondage of Egypt - the Lord had them walk between the parted waters of the Red Sea! Yet notice the serious result of Israel's failure to keep their commitment to the Lord in veerse 16 - the Lord declared: "you turned and profaned My name." Comments? |