John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 50:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, etc.] This, in the literal sense, is a call to the Jews in Babylon, and in other parts of Chaldea, to go out from thence upon the proclamation of Cyrus; and especially to the chief of them, to animate the rest, and set them an example; such as Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Ezra, and others: and, in the mystical sense, is a call to the people of God in Rome, and the antichristian states, to come out from thence, a little before the destruction thereof, as in (<661804>Revelation 18:4); which seems to refer to this passage: and be as the he goats before the flocks; which walk stately and nimbly, cheerfully and readily, without fear and dread, boldly and confidently, and encourage others to follow them. The Targum is, “as princes at the head of their people.”

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