in the court. This was Jeremiah's most public utterance. Compare Jeremiah 7:2.
cities. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), for their inhabitants.
diminish not. word. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32). App-92. The importance of this is seen from the note on Jeremiah 26:18.