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Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, Our houses unto aliens.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Turned - “transferred.” The inheritance was the land of Canaan (Leviticus 20:24).

Aliens - Or, “foreigners”: that …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Turned. —Used here in the sense of transferred.

Houses. —In Jeremiah 3:13, the Chaldeans are said …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet now provides a catalogue of many calamities, and as I have reminded you, he does this so that he may obtain God’s favor for himself and…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Our inheritance is turned to strangers
The land of Canaan in general, which was given to Abraham and his seed to be …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Is anyone afflicted? Let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God. The people of God do so here; they do not complain of evils…

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