And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.
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Gill's Exposition
And say unto them,.... The men of Judah, now in Egypt:
thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; See Gill on Jer 42:15;
behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my…
Barnes' Notes
My servant - See Jer 25:9 note. That I have hid - i. e., that I have embedded in the mortar by the instrumentality of my prophet. Pavilion - Rather, canopy. It probably means the parasol held over…
We have here, as also in the next chapter, Jeremiah prophesying in Egypt. Jeremiah was now in Tahpanhes, for there his lords and masters were; he was there among idolatrous Egyptians and treacherous…
Cambridge Bible
Nebuchadrezzar Erbt (p. 72) points out that up to this time Jeremiah in his utterances seems to have avoided naming the king.
my servant See on Jer 25:9.
and will set LXX (better) he will set.
his…
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