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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 50:11

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Or, “Chaldaea shall become a spoil ... for thou wast glad, thou exultedst, ye plunderers of mine heritage.” Because ye are grown fat - Rather, for thou leapedst, skippedst as an animal does when playing. As the heifer at grass - Or, as a heifer threshing. When threshing cattle were allowed to eat their fill Deuteronomy 25:4, and so grew playful. Bellow as bulls - Better as in the margin. return to 'Top of Page'
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