Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Jeremiah 43:12
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Jeremiah43:12
12. houses of ... gods--He shall not spare even the temple, such will be His fury. A reproof to the Jews that they betook themselves to Egypt, a land whose own safety depended on helpless idols.
burn ... carry ... captives--burn the Egyptian idols of wood, carry to Babylon those of gold and other metals.
array himself with the land, &c.--Is 49:18 has the same metaphor.
as a shepherd, &c.--He shall become master of Egypt as speedily and easily as a shepherd, about to pass on with his flock to another place, puts on his garment.
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