29. burn . . . houses upon whose roofs . . . incense unto Baal —retribution in kind. They burnt incense to Baal, on the houses, so the houses shall be burnt ( Jeremiah 19:13 ). The god of fire was the object of their worship; so fire shall be the instrument of their punishment. to provoke me —indicating the design, not merely the event. They seemed to court God's "anger," and purposely to "provoke" Him. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-30" class="com-number"
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