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The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.
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God's Hand in Hardship
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that this prophecy was given to pre-warn the people. The goal was to ensure they would recognize the coming drought not as a random natural event, but as a specific act of God's judgment. It's a reminder to look for God's hand and purpose in difficult circumstances, rather than seeking purely worldly explanations.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The dearth - Really, the drought.
19th Century
Anglican
Concerning the drought. —Literally, on the report or news of the drought. This is clearly the opening of a new discourse,…
Baptist
There had been no rain, so the crops had failed, and there was a famine in the land. Jeremiah describes that famine in striking poetic imagery.
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16th Century
Protestant
Although the Prophet does not distinctly express that what had not yet happened was divinely revealed to him, it may still be easily gathered that …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth . ] Or, "concerning …
The people were in tears. But it was the cry of their trouble and their sin, rather than of their prayer. Let us be thankful for the mercy of water…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, the prophet begins to intercede with his prayer to God on their behalf, so that they might obtain mercy in some way, at least after…
