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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 50:6

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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(Isa 53:6). on the mountains--whereon they sacrificed to idols (Jer 2:20; Jer 3:6, Jer 3:23). resting-place--for the "sheep," continuing the image; Jehovah is the resting-place of His sheep (Mat 11:28). They rest in His "bosom" (Isa 40:11). Also His temple at Zion, their "rest," because it is His (Psa 132:8, Psa 132:14).
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