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John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 51:40

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, etc.] To the place of slaughter; who shall be able to make no more resistance than lambs. This explains what is meant by being made drunk, and sleeping a perpetual sleep, even destruction and death: like rams with he goats; denoting the promiscuous destruction of the prince and common people together.
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