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Jeremiah 24:8

Jeremiah 24:8
And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt,.... Jeconiah and the captives with him were only carried into Babylon; but these should be scattered one from…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Jeremiah 24:4-10

The complete fulfillment of this prophecy belongs to the Christian Church. There is a close analogy between Jeremiah at the first destruction of Jerusalem and our Lord at the second. There the good…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 24:1-10

This short chapter helps us to put a very comfortable construction upon a great many long ones, by showing us that the same providence which to some is a savour of death unto death may by the grace…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

them that dwell in the land of Egypt Whether those who accompanied Jehoahaz (2Ki 23:34), or others who during the subsequent reigns also took refuge there, as being a kingdom opposed to the Babylonian…