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John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 1:8

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Be not afraid of their faces, etc.] Their stern looks, their frowning brows, and angry countenances, which would threaten him with destruction and death: for I am with thee, to deliver thee, saith the Lord; out of their hands, when in the most imminent danger. The Targum paraphrases the words thus, “my Word shall be thine help to deliver thee:” which is true of Christ, the essential Word of God.
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