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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 15:9

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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She hath been ashamed - Or, “is ashamed.” To a Hebrew mother to be childless was a disgrace. Many consider that Jeremiah 15:7-9 refer to the battle of Megiddo, and depict the consternation of Jerusalem at that sad event. If so, in the sun going down while it was day, there will be a reference to the eclipse on September 30, 610 b.c. return to 'Top of Page'
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