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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 46:19

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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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furnish thyself--literally, "make for thyself vessels" (namely, to contain food and other necessaries for the journey) for captivity. daughter--so in Jer 46:11. dwelling in Egypt--that is, the inhabitants of Egypt, the Egyptians, represented as the daughter of Egypt (Jer 48:18; Kg2 19:21). "Dwelling" implies that they thought themselves to be securely fixed in their habitations beyond the reach of invasion.
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