Jeremiah 25:35
“And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And a voice of the cry of the shepherds,.... Or of the kings, as the Targum:
and an howling of the principal of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Jeremiah 25:34-36
Principal of the flock - i. e., noble ones. Wallow yourselves in the ashes - Rather, roll yourselves on the ground. For…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 25:30-38
We have, in these verses, a further description of those terrible desolations which the king of Babylon with his armies…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And the shepherds, etc. For the idiom in mg. flight shall perish from the shepherds, and escape from, etc., cp. Job…
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