To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The 70 years of desolation prophesied by Jeremiah began in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, 605 B.C. (Jeremiah 25:1, 12), and therefore sh…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

To fulfil.lĕmalûth (an Aramaized form).

The word ... Jeremiah. — The seventy years of Babyloni…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah
That is, the Jews were so long servants in Babylon, as in th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The ruin of Judah and Jerusalem occurred gradually. The methods God uses to call sinners back by his word, by ministers, by conscience, by providen…

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