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John Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 3:45

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thou hast made us [as] the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.] Had given them up into the hands of the Gentiles, the Chaldeans, to be treated as the dirt of the streets, as the sweepings of a house; or the dross of metal; or anything that is vile, mean, and contemptible. The apostle seems to have some reference to this passage; and his words may be an illustration of it, (<460413>1 Corinthians 4:13).
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