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What do you see? - If we admit a supernatural element in prophecy, visions would be the most simple means of communication between God and m…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The word of the Lord ... — As before, we have the element of ecstasy and vision—symbols not selected by the prophet, and yet, we m…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
The Chaldeans and the Babylonians were like a great cauldron, boiling and seething, sending forth smoke and steam over the nations, and ready to sc…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
God confirms in this passage what He had previously said of the power of His word. These two verses, then, are to be taken as explanatory, for no n…
John Gill
JohnGill
Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me. At the same time as before: saying, Jeremiah, what do you see?
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
God gave Jeremiah a view of the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. The almond tree, which blooms earlier in the spring than any o…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
1. Here, the prophet identifies the subject matter he was specifically appointed to prophesy about: the destruction of Jerusalem and the cap…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes