Jeremiah 46:20
“Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Egypt is like a very fair heifer,.... Like a heifer that has never been under a yoke, it having never been conquered,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Is like - Or, is. Her god was the steer Apis Jer 46:15, and she is the spouse. But destruction cometh; it cometh out of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 46:13-28
In these verses we have,
I. Confusion and terror spoken to Egypt. The accomplishment of the prediction in the former…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
This simile for Egypt may be suggested by Apis the bull god. See on Jer 5:16.
but destruction out of the north is come…
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