Jeremiah 15:9
“She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day : she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
She that hath borne seven languisheth,.... Either the mother that has borne many children, seven being put for a large…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
She hath been ashamed - Or, “is ashamed.” To a Hebrew mother to be childless was a disgrace. Many consider that Jer…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 15:1-9
We scarcely find any where more pathetic expressions of divine wrath against a provoking people than we have here in…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
She that hath borne seven and therefore, from the Jewish point of view, might have thought herself secure and…
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