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For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He shall burn it with fire. —Another detail of prediction fulfilled literally in Jeremiah 52:13. Such a destruction was, …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He again confirms what he had said: that it would be the way of death if the Jews remained fixed in the city, for this would be to struggle against…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For I have set my face against this city
Or "my fury", as the Targum; their sins had provoked the eyes of his glory;…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When the siege had begun, Zedekiah sent to ask Jeremiah concerning the event. In times of distress and danger, people often seek those to counsel a…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. First, he addre es the manner of the a ault: With a strong hand, and an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out I will rule over y…

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