John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 2:37

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, etc.] From the Egyptian, without any help, and with shame; or, “from this”f68; that is, from this place, from Jerusalem, and from the land of Judea, into captivity; notwithstanding all the promised and expected help from Egypt, (<122407>2 Kings 24:7,10): and thine hands upon thine head; plucking and dishevelling the hair, as women in distress; so Tamar, when abused by her brother, laid her hand on her head, and went out crying, (<101319>2 Samuel 13:19): for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences; those in whom they trusted, as the Egyptians; so that they should be of no service to them; or them, because of their trust and confidence in men, when it ought to have been placed above in himself: and thou shalt not prosper in them; or because of them, as Kimchi; but shalt go into captivity.

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