John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 16:14

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, etc.] Or nevertheless, “notwithstanding”f341 their sins and iniquities, and the punishment brought upon them for them: or “surely”, verily; for Jarchi says it is an oath, with which the Lord swore he would redeem them, though they had behaved so ill unto him: that it shall no more be said, the Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; this was the form of an oath with the Jews, when a man, as Kimchi observes, used to swear by the living God that brought Israel out of Egypt; or this was a fact which they used frequently to make mention of, and relate to their children; and observe to them the power and goodness of God in it; and so the Targum, “there shall be no more any declaring the power of the Lord who brought up, etc.”

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