Jeremiah 6:22
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Thus saith the Lord, behold, a people cometh from the north country,.... The Assyrians from Babylon, which lay north of Judea, as in Jer 1:14,
and a great nation shall be raised; that is, by the…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Raised - Or, awakened, to undertake distant expeditions. The sides of the earth - Or ends, the most distant regions (see Jer 25:32).
Here, I. God appeals to all the neighbours, nay, to the whole world, concerning the equity of his proceedings against Judah and Jerusalem (Jer 6:18, Jer 6:19): "Hear, you nations, and know…
The last of the four divisions. See introd. note to the ch.
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