ESV Reformation Study Bible – Jer 5:7
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Jer 5:7

5:7 I fed them . . . adultery. The motive for following false gods was the delusion that the gods of the land of Canaan had the power to make it fertile. The Lord claims the land’s fertility as His own sphere (Hos. 2:8, 9 notes).