And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
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Gill's Exposition
And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt,.... Not only men should not be spared, but their gods also, and their temples should be burnt, as was usually done when cities were taken…
Barnes' Notes
I will kindle - Or, “he shall kindle.” He shall burn them ... - i. e., he shall burn the temples, and carry away the gods. And he shall array - literally, “And he shall wrap himself in the land of…
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
I will kindle LXX (better) he will kindle.
array himself … garment The Heb. verb means to roll up, or to wrap round, as a garment, but interpretations of the figure here used differ: viz. (a)…
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