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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 13:17

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The Lord’s flock - The people carried away captive with Jeconiah formed the Jewish Church, as we are expressly told, whereas Zedekiah and the people of Jerusalem possessed only the externals of the Church and not its reality. It is for this reason that the seventy years’ exile counts from Jeconiah’s captivity. return to 'Top of Page'
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