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Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 16:8

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Commentary on the Old Testament
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · 19th-century historical commentary
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The prophet is to withdraw from all participation in mirthful meals and feasts, in token that God will take away all joy from the people. בּית־משׁתּה, house in which a feast is given. אותם, for אתּם, refers, taken ad sensum, to the others who take part in the feast. On Jer 16:9, cf. Jer 7:34. Jeremiah 16:10
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