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To which they desire to return. —The English expresses the sense, but lacks the poetic force, of the Hebrew, to which they lif…

The Prophet again changes the person, and yet not inelegantly, for he speaks here as one indignant. After addressing a few words to King Jeconiah, …

But to the land to which they desire to return
Or, "lift up their soul to return" F3 : either by making s…

The Jewish state is described under a threefold character. Very haughty in a day of peace and safety. Very fearful at the alarm of trouble. Very mu…

1. Here the threat against Jekoniah is presented:
First, he threatens captivity.
Second, he threatens steril…
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Charles Ellicott
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