They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Toward that place - Toward this place; the writer evidently was at Jerusalem.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward. —Literally, in this direction. The correction is no…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He explains himself more fully: that they would ask those they met the way, that their faces would be towards Zion

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, etc.] Either to Jerusalem, near to which Mount Zion was; or …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The king of Babylon was kind to Jeremiah, yet the prophet must foretell the ruin of that kingdom. If our friends are God's enemies, we dare not spe…

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