John Trapp on Jeremiah 8:7
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Jeremiah8:7
Ver. 7. Yea, the ſtork in the heaven knoweth her appointed time] Theſe fouls, though wanting reaſon, know well when to change quarters: whether againſt ſummer as the ſtork, turtle and ſwallow; or againſt winter as the crane.
But my people know not the judgement of the Lord] Whether his ſummer of grace offered, or his winter of puniſhment threatened; to embrace the one, or to prevent the other. See a like diſſimilitude and oppoſition, Iſa. 1.3.
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