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Therefore thus says Yahweh: Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
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God, Our Defender
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that God's promise to "plead thy cause" is a direct response to the cries of His people. This verse teaches that when we face injustice, our best remedy is to bring our case to God in prayer. He hears and promises to act as our advocate and avenger, bringing certainty to our hope even when His justice seems delayed.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Her sea – Probably the great lake dug by Nitocris to receive the waters of the Euphrates.
Her springs – Her reservoir; the whol…
19th Century
Anglican
I will dry up her sea ... — The nouns mentioned here have been interpreted in various ways. Some commentators refer "her …
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah continues with the same subject; for, after showing that the calamities of the people were not unknown to God, he now indirectly exhorts t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore thus saith the Lord In answer to the prayers of the inhabitants of Zion and Jerusalem, imprecating divine venge…
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
