Jeremiah 23:8
But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
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But, the Lord liveth,.... Or they shall swear by the living God; or declare the power of the Lord, as the Targum, in their redemption by the Messiah:
which brought up and which led the seed of the…
I. Here is a word of terror to the negligent shepherds. The day is at hand when God will reckon with them concerning the trust and charge committed to them: Woe be to the pastors (to the rulers, both…
See on Jer 16:14-15. The LXX's omission of the vv. here, and insertion of them in a wholly incongruous context after Jer 23:23, fall in with the supposition that, even if of Jeremiah's authorship,…
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