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and I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants; and afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, says Yahweh.
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A Complete and Humiliating Judgment
Commentators explain that God's judgment on Egypt would be total and humiliating. The phrase "those that seek their lives" indicates the cruelty of the Babylonian army. The defeat would come not just from King Nebuchadnezzar but also from his "servants," which scholars like John Calvin note was a particularly degrading detail, showing the thoroughness of God's judgment against national pride.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Afterward ... - The invasion of Nebuchadnezzar is to be a passing calamity, the severity of which will be felt chiefly by the Jews, but no s…
19th Century
Anglican
Afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days ... —As in the earlier utterance of Isaiah (Isaiah 19:21–25) …
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah pursues the same subject and continues to speak in God’s name, that he might more powerfully impress minds otherwise slow; I will give…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives Into the hands o…
Those who encroached on others, shall now themselves be encroached upon. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjec…