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- Jeremiah
- Chapter 46
- Verse 27
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
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Gill's Exposition
But fear thou not, O my servant Jacob; and be not dismayed, O Israel,.... The same things are said in Jer 30:10; See Gill on Jer 30:10;
for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from…
These two verses are a repetition of Jer 30:10-11, with those slight variations which Jeremiah always makes when quoting himself. Egypt’s fall and restoration have been foretold; but the prophet…
In these verses we have,
I. Confusion and terror spoken to Egypt. The accomplishment of the prediction in the former part of the chapter disabled the Egyptians from making any attempts upon other…
See introd. summary to the ch. See also on ch. Jer 30:10-11, where almost exactly the same words are found in MT. Also for "correct" (Jer 46:46) See on Jer 2:19. The vv. imply that the exile has begun…
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