Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 48:36

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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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(See on Isa 15:7; Isa 16:11). like pipes--a plaintive instrument, therefore used at funerals and in general mourning. riches . . . gotten--literally, the abundance . . . that which is over and above the necessaries of life. GROTIUS translates, "They who have been left remaining shall perish"; they who have not been slain by the enemy shall perish by disease and famine.

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