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John Trapp on Jeremiah 2:12

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Jeremiah2:12

Ver. 12. Be aſtoniſhed O heavens] A poetical and pathetical expreſſion! Confer Deut. 32.1. Iſa. 1.2.

Be horribly afraid] Horripilamini portento malitiae, quod jam dicturus ſum, be agaſt at ſuch a prodigious wickedneſſe.

Be very deſolate] As the Sun ſeemed to be, when at the death of Chriſt, he hid his head in a mantle of black, which made (they ſay) the Heathen Aſtrologer break out into theſe words Either the God of nature ſuffereth, Dionyſ. or elſe the world is at an end.

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