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Jeremiah 16:21

Jeremiah 16:21
Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

This once - Whether we consider the greatness of the national disgrace and suffering caused by it, or its effect upon the mind of the Jews, the burning of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, followed by the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 16:14-21

There is a mixture of mercy and judgment in these verses, and it is hard to know to which to apply some of the passages here - they are so interwoven, and some seem to look as far forward as the times…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Gi. considers this v. to be late, as being in the style of the second Is. (cp. Isa 42:6) and Ezek. (Eze 36:23).