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From: Baruch 1:15-22
Admission of sin
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Commentary:
1:15-22. This passage marks the start of a prayer of lamentation and contrition —
themes that take up a large part of the book. Similar sentiments are to be found
in Daniel 9:5-11. A chorus is repeated at three points: “We have not heeded the
voice of the Lord” (cf. vv. 18, 19, 21; cf. 2:5). Three sins are singled out disobe-
dience to the Lord’s commandments (v. 18); failure to listen to the message of
the prophets sent by God (v. 21); and lapsing into idolatry (v. 22).
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Source: “The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries”. Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.
Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and
by Scepter Publishers in the United States.