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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 46:20

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Is like - Or, is. Her god was the steer Apis Jeremiah 46:15, and she is the spouse. But destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north - More probably, “a gadfly from the north has come upon her.” This is a sort of insect which stings the oxen and drives them to madness. Compare Isaiah 7:18. return to 'Top of Page'
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