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And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The first vision was for the support of the prophet’s own faith during his long struggle with his countrymen: the second explains to him the genera…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A seething pot; and its face is toward the north. —More correctly, from the north. The next symbol was one that …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The Chaldeans and the Babylonians were like a great cauldron, boiling and seething, sending forth smoke and steam over the nations, and ready to sc…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jeremiah now begins to address the people to whom he was sent as a Prophet. He has until now spoken of his calling, so that the authority of his do…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the word of the Lord came to me the second time

In the same vision: saying, what do you see

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God gave Jeremiah a view of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The almond tree, which blooms earlier in the spring than any o…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, the author describes the destruction of Jerusalem itself.

He speaks of the incitement to see, what do you see?, as menti…

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