And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity - The bread that is eaten in a time of calamity; that is, he would bring upon t…

The bread of adversity. —Better, bread in small quantity, and water in scant measure. The words seem to imply an allusion…

When the Lord shall have given you. He continues the same subject and strengthens believers, so that they may not faint; for patience spri…

And [though] the Lord give you the bread of adversity,
and the water of affliction

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God's people will soon arrive at the Zion above, and then they will weep no more forever. Even now they would have more comfort, as well as holines…

1. Woe to you, apostate children. In this section, the prophet i ues threats against those who despised the prophet Jeremiah…