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The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Wormwood. —As a plant, probably a species of Artemisia, four species of which are found in Palestine. In Deuteronomy 29:1…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Which their fathers taught them: therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wo…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Jeremiah now confirms what I have stated and more fully explains it: that though no teacher or disciple was found in the land, yet there was suffic…
John Gill
JohnGill
Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel ,
&c.] He calls himself "the Lord God of hosts", of arm…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
In Zion, the voice of joy and praise used to be heard while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound—it is now the voice of lame…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Here, the prophet threatens punishment against the people themselves.
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First, he specifies the punishment in terms of aff…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes