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- Jeremiah
- Chapter 14
- Verse 16
Jeremiah 14:16
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And the people to whom they prophesy,.... That is, such of them as gave credit to their prophecies:
shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine and the sword; they dying of…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
I will pour ... - i. e., their wickedness shall be brought home to them.
The dispute between God and his prophet, in this chapter, seems to be like that between the owner and the dresser of the vineyard concerning the barren fig-tree, Luk 13:7. The justice of the owner…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
their wickedness This shall be itself their punishment. Cp. Jer 2:19.
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