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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 50:17

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Israel is a scattered sheep - i. e., is like a flock which has been scared and driven in all directions, for lions have chased him. First the king ... - Rather, the first lion “ate him, even the king of Assyria; and this one, the last, heath picked his bones, even Nebuchadrezzar etc.” The constant wasting of the land by the Assyrians had so lessened the number of Israel, that Nebuchadnezzar had but the bones to pick. return to 'Top of Page'
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