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The voice of tidings, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The lamentation of the daughter of Zion, the Jewish Church, at the devastation of the land, and her humble prayer to God for mercy ([Reference Jere…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Behold, the noise of the bruit is come. — A better rendering is, A cry is heard, Behold, it cometh. The cry of t…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered. Be…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jeremiah shows in this verse that prophetic doctrine was useless to an obstinate people. There is, no doubt, a contrast to be understood between th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold the noise of the bruit is come
Or, "the voice of hearing" F3 ; that is, the voice heard; the repor…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Jews who continued in their own land felt secure. But, sooner or later, sinners will find all things as the word of God has declared, and that …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, he determines the order of the punishment, foreshadowing the enemy who is to come from the north. From the north shall spread every ev…

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