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For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith Jehovah; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I will call – I am calling. The judgment has begun. God is summoning His hosts to the war.

Families – The various races by whi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I will call. —Literally, I am calling. The evil is not merely future, but is actually begun.

All the famili…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

God tells Jeremiah that he was about to destroy Jerusalem because of the people's sin. He was not merely to foretell their doom, but he was also to…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This verse contains an explanation of the previous one, for God more clearly and more specifically expresses what he had previously referred to—tha…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord Which belonged unto and were under the …

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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