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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 13:22

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Made bare - Rather, “ill-used, treated with violence.” The long flowing robes worn by ladies of rank, are to be laid aside, that they might do menial work, bare-legged, like slaves. The ill-usage to the heels is the having to tramp barefoot, a thing very painful to women accustomed to the seclusion of the female apartments. return to 'Top of Page'
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