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I will make [them] to pass with your enemies into a land which you don`t know; for a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn on you.
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God's Hand in History
Commentators explain that the coming exile is not a random act of war but a direct and just judgment from God. The Chaldean army is merely the instrument in His hand. John Calvin emphasizes that this was foretold so the people would recognize God's sovereign hand in their calamity, not attribute it to chance.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Render, And I will make thee serve thine enemies in a land thou knewest not.
For a fire ... - See the marginal reference. T…
19th Century
Anglican
I will make you to pass with your enemies ... —The Hebrew text is probably corrupt, and a slight variation of the reading…
16th Century
Protestant
He pursues the same subject. He had said that they would be exposed as a prey to their enemies, so that all their wealth would be plundered with im…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will make you to pass with your enemies Not Jeremiah, but the Jews, to whom these words are continued. The mea…
Jeremiah met with much contempt and reproach, when they should have blessed him and thanked God for him. It is a great and sufficient support to th…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet prays for himself, as if despairing of the people.
He gives his own lament and then describes the disc…
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