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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 1:14

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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break forth--"shall disclose itself." Out of the north-- (Jer 4:6; Jer 6:1, Jer 6:22; Jer 10:22; Jer 25:9; Eze 26:7). The Chaldeans did not cast off the yoke of Assyria till several years after, under Nabopolassar, 625 B.C.; but long previously they had so increased as to threaten Assyria, which was now grown weak, and other neighboring peoples.
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