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- Jeremiah
- Chapter 11
- Verse 21
Jeremiah 11:21
Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:
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Gill's Exposition
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, behold, I will punish them,..... Or, visit "them" (r); look into this matter, try this cause, bring it to an issue, and pass sentence on them; which is as…
The prophet Jeremiah has much in his writings concerning himself, much more than Isaiah had, the times he lived in being very troublesome. Here we have (as it should seem) the beginning of his…
See summary at commencement of section, and for the date of Jer 11:18 to Jer 12:6 see introd. notes on the section. The abruptness with which the mention of the plots against Jeremiah is here…
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