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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 21:9

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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(Jer 38:2, Jer 38:17-18). falleth to--deserts to. life . . . a prey--proverbial, to make one's escape with life, like a valuable spoil or prey that one carries off; the narrowness of the escape, and the joy felt at it, are included in the idea (Jer 39:18).
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