Holy Scripture
Jeremiah 4:14
A church father on this verse
“Then we wash our hands when we enter into church, but our hearts not so. Why, do our hands send forth a voice? It is the soul that utters the words: to that God looketh; cleanness of the body is of no use, while that is defiled. What profits it, if thou wipe clean thine outward hands, while thou hast those within impu…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
14Cleanse thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayest be saved: how long will thy grievous thoughts be within thee?
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In context
12But a spirit of full vengeance shall come upon me; and now I declare my judgments against them.
13Behold, he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are in misery.
— Jeremiah 4:14 —
15For a voice of one publishing from Dan shall come, and trouble out of Mount Ephraim shall be heard of.
16Remind ye the nations; behold, they are come: proclaim it in Jerusalem, that bands are approaching from a land afar off, and have uttered their voice against the cities of Judah.