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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 13:23

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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This verse answers the question, May not Judah avert this calamity by repentance? No: because her sins are too inveterate. By the Ethiopian (Hebrew: Cushite) is meant not the Cushite of Arabia but of Africa, i. e., the negro. return to 'Top of Page'
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