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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 25:10

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Take from them ... the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle - (or, lamp). To denote the entire cessation of domestic life. The one was the sign of the preparation of the daily meal, the other of the assembling of the family after the labors of the day were over. return to 'Top of Page'
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