John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 28:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Within two full years, etc.] Or, “within two years of days”f545; when they are up to a day. The Targum is, “at the end of two years;” what the false prophets before had said would be done in a very little time; this fixes the precise time of doing it; a very short time, in comparison of the seventy years that Jeremiah had spoken of, (<242511>Jeremiah 25:11,12); will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place; the temple, where he now was; namely, all such vessels as before this time had been taken by him, both in Jehoiakim’s reign, and at the captivity of Jeconiah: and carried them to Babylon; where they still remained, and according to Jeremiah still would; and were so far from being brought back in a short time, that what were left would be carried thither also, (<242719>Jeremiah 27:1921).

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