and said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray you, our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do see us:

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Pray for us unto the Lord thy God. —The prophet had gone to Gedaliah at Mizpah (Jeremiah 40:6), and would see…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

I have said that John, and his associates, and the whole people acted much more culpably by coming to the Prophet than if they had not done so and …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And said unto Jeremiah the prophet: That is, some one of them, as the mouth of the whole body, very probably Johanan:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

To serve their immediate purpose, Jeremiah is sought out, and the captains ask for his assistance. In every difficult, doubtful case, we must look …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Here, the instruction for the gathered people begins, and it is divided into two parts. The first part addre es the general instruction o…

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