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And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans; and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

So - And. In addition to the ridicule, there will be the miseries of the capture.

Thou shalt cause this city to be burned

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

So they shall bring out ... — The picture of defeat and destruction is once more repeated from Jeremiah 38:18. Probably, the last …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jeremiah pursues the same subject, but he describes in detail the calamity, so that the king, being at least frightened with horror, might submit t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So they shall bring out all your wives and your children to the
Chaldeans
Not the cit…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jeremiah was not eager to repeat the warnings, which seemed only to endanger his own life and add to the king's guilt, but asked whether he feared …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Here, Jeremiah is freed from the fear of death, his safety having been granted to him by the king.

    1. The agreement for his…

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