John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 14:5

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Yea, the hind also calved in the field, etc.] Or brought forth her young in the field; of which (see <183901>Job 39:1-4), and which they sometimes did through fear, particularly when frightened with thunder and lightning; and which are common in a time of heat and drought, which is the case here; (see <192909>Psalm 29:9) of these sort of creatures there were great plenty in Judea and the parts adjacent. Aelianusf289 says, the harts in Syria are bred on the highest mountains, Amanus, Lebanon, and Carmel; which were mountains on the borders of the land of Canaan; and the flesh of these was much used for food by the Jews; (see <051215>Deuteronomy 12:15,22 14:4,5 15:22): and forsook it; which, as it is a loving creature to its mate, so very careful of its young, and provident for it, and nourishes it, as Plinyf290 observes. The reason of such uncommon usage follows: because there was no grass; for the hind to feed upon, and so had no milk to suckle its young with; and therefore left it to seek for grass elsewhere, that it might have food for itself, and milk for its young.

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