Jeremiah 9:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Instead, they have followed the stubborn desires of their own hearts and worshiped the false gods called Baals, just as their ancestors taught them to do.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is explaining that people chose to follow their own selfish desires and worship false gods instead of obeying God, continuing the bad patterns their parents passed down to them.

📚 Historical Context

Jeremiah was speaking to the people of Judah before their exile to Babylon around 586 BC. The Baals were Canaanite fertility gods that the Israelites had been tempted to worship alongside or instead of the true God for centuries. This verse comes in the context of God explaining why judgment is coming upon His people for their persistent unfaithfulness.

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