Insincerity in Prayer
Jeremiah 42:20
For you dissembled in your hearts, when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us to the LORD our God…


Rarely do men come to Christ, says Leighton, "as blank paper — ut tabula rasa — to receive His doctrine; but, on the contrary, all scribbled and blurred with such base habits as malice, hypocrisy, and envy."



Parallel Verses
KJV: For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

WEB: For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, Pray for us to Yahweh our God; and according to all that Yahweh our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it:




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