Jeremiah 35:7
“Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard,
nor have any,.... That is, they were not to build…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Jeremiah 35:6-7
Wine is the symbol of a settled life, because the vine requires time for its growth and care in its cultivation, while…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 35:1-11
This chapter is of an earlier date than many of those before; for what is contained in it was said and done in the days…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
neither shall ye build house, etc.] Cp. the description of the Nabataeans by Diodorus Siculus who says (19:94) that they…
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