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3For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
Jeremiah 50:3 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-8)I. Here is a word spoken against Babylon by him whose works all agree with his word and none of whose words fall to the ground. The king of Babylon had been very kind of Jeremiah, and yet he must foretel the ruin of that kingdom; for God’s prophets must not be governed by favour or affection. Whoever are our friends, if, notwithstanding, they are God’s enemies, we dare not speak peace to them. 1. ...
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