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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 19:7

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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make void the counsel--defeat their plans for repelling the enemy (Ch2 32:1-4; Isa 19:3; Isa 22:9, Isa 22:11). Or their schemes of getting help by having recourse to idols [CALVIN]. in this place--The valley of Hinnom was to be the place of the Chaldean encampment; the very place where they looked for help from idols was to be the scene of their own slaughter.
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