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What wilt thou say, when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Translate, What will you say, O Jerusalem, when He, Yahweh, will set over you as head those whom you have taught to be your close friends?

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

What will you say? —The verse is difficult, and requires an entire retranslation.

What will you (the daughter of Z…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

As the Prophet observed that the Jews were in no way moved, he addressed them still further and set before them what then seemed incredible—the cal…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

What will you say when he shall punish you ?
&c.] Or, "visit upon you" F6 ; that is, either when God shal…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a message sent to King Jehoiakim and his queen. Their sorrows would be great indeed. If they ask, "Why do these things come upon us?" let t…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, he gives the application of the allegory, and on this topic, he makes two points.

  1. First, he applies the allegory to the puni…

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