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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 9:20

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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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Yet--rather, "Only" [HENDERSON]. This particle calls attention to what follows. teach . . . daughters wailing--The deaths will be so many that there will be a lack of mourning women to bewail them. The mothers, therefore, must teach their daughters the science to supply the want.
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