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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 7:11

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Robbers - literally, tearers, those who rob with violence. The temple was the place which sheltered them. It had been consecrated to God. Now that it harbors miscreants, must it not as inevitably be destroyed as a den of robbers would be by any righteous ruler? return to 'Top of Page'
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