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Jer_2:20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, [and] burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
Ver. 20. For of old time I have broken thy yoke.] Or, For when of old I broke thy yoke, &c. - sc., in Egypt; {Psa_81:5-6; Psa_81:10} while the deliverance was fresh, thou hadst very good resolutions.
And thou saidst, I will not transgress.] Or, I will not serve, sc., other gods. Good words, hadst thou been as good as thy word. But what followeth?
When upon every high hill, and under every green tree, &c.] No sooner did her old heart and her old temptations meet, but they presently fell into mutual embraces. When men have made good vows, let them be as careful to make good their vows unto the Lord. {Psa_76:11}
Thou wanderest, playing the harlot.] Thou runnest to madding and gadding after idols, åéäùëïìáíçò .