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Jeremiah 49:4

Jeremiah 49:4
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys,.... Of which there were many in the country of Ammon, fruitful and well watered,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Thy flowing valley - The (fertile) valley in which Rabbah was situated. The Septuagint again has: “in the valleys of the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 49:1-6

The Ammonites were next, both in kindred and neighbourhood, to the Moabites, and therefore are next set to the bar.…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Wherefore … flowing valley mg. (scarcely possible), Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys? thy valley floweth away.…