Jeremiah 12:11
“They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They have made it desolate,.... Which is repeated to denote the certainty of it; astonishment at it, and that it might…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Desolate - The force of the protest lies in this word. Thrice the prophet uses it. Layeth it to heart - Rather, laid it…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 12:7-13
The people of the Jews are here marked for ruin.
I. God is here brought in falling out with them and leaving them…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
unto me lit. upon me, i.e. to my sorrow. Dr. quotes the parallel in Gen 48:7.
layeth it to heart i.e. has taken warning…
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