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Jeremiah 20:16

Jeremiah 20:16
And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide ;

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew,.... In his fury, as the Targum and Septuagint add. Meaning…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Jeremiah 20:7-18

In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jer 20:13,…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 20:14-18

What is the meaning of this? Does there proceed out of the same mouth blessing and cursing? Could he that said so…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

let that man, etc.] Du. and Co. object to so much being made of the messenger, and therefore consider that for "man" we…