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Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Jeremiah 30:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Browse this work.

Jeremiah30:14

14. lovers--the peoples formerly allied to thee, Assyria and Egypt (compare La 1:2).

seek thee not--have cast away all concern for thee in thy distress.

wound of an enemy--a wound such as an enemy would inflict. God condescends to employ language adapted to human conceptions. He is incapable of "enmity" or "cruelty"; it was their grievous sin which righteously demanded a grievous punishment, as though He were an "enemy" (Jr 5:6; Job 13:24; 30:21).

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