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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 15:9

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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borne seven-- (Sa1 2:5). Seven being the perfect number indicates full fruitfulness. languisheth--because not even one is left of all her sons (Jer 15:8). sun is gone down while . . . yet day--Fortune deserts her at the very height of her prosperity (Amo 8:9). she . . . ashamed--The mothers (she being collective) are put to the shame of disappointed hopes through the loss of all their children.
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