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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 50:16

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The population is to be destroyed so utterly that the rich fields of Babylonia are to remain untilled. They shall turn - The full force of the words will be seen if it be remembered that it had been the policy of Nebuchadnezzar to compel citizens selected from the vanquished nations to settle in Babylonia. return to 'Top of Page'
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