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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 50:9

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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I will raise - Or, stir up. An assembly of great nations - The Medo-Persian empire was as much an aggregate of discordant nations as that of Babylon. From thence - From the north, i. e., by the great nations coming thence. Return in vain - A proverbial expression for ill success (compare Isaiah 55:11). Here the skillful warrior returns not empty. return to 'Top of Page'
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