John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 37:9

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thus saith the Lord, deceive not yourselves, etc.] Or, “your souls”; with a false opinion, a vain persuasion and belief of the departure of the Chaldeans never to return; which they would have confirmed by the Lord; or, “lift not up your souls”f700; with vain hopes of the above things: self or soul deception is a dreadful thing; and sad is the disappointment when men are elated with a false and vain hope: saying, the Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; they had departed from Jerusalem; but they were persuaded they would depart out of the land of Judea, and go into their own land, the land of Babylon, from whence they came, and never return more: for they shall not depart; out of the land of Judea, into their own land; at least not till they had done the work they were sent about.

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