The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Through - in. Even these remote crags do not escape, polluted as they had been by the nation’s idolatries.

Shall devo…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

All high places. — that is, the bare treeless heights so often chosen as the site of an idolatrous sanctuary.

The s…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jeremiah here proceeds further—that no corner of the land would be exempt from the attacks of enemies. Desert is not used here to mean an uninhabit…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The spoilers are come upon all high places through the
wilderness
Of Judea; or which …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God's people had been the dearly beloved of His soul, precious in His sight, but they acted in such a way that He gave them up to their enemies. Ma…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Here, he threatens a particular punishment.

    1. First, he threatens the punishment of captivity.
    2. Second, he threatens t…