Jeremiah 14:9
“Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied,.... Astonished, and so surprised as not to know what to say or do; or "asleep",…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Astonied - The word may possibly mean “one who is taken by surprise and loses his presence of mind.”
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 14:1-9
The first verse is the title of the whole chapter: it does indeed all concern the dearth, but much of it consists of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
astonied rather, by a very slight change in one Heb. letter, asleep. So LXX. For the thought cp. Psa 35:23; Psa 44:23;…
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