Jeremiah 46:16
“He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He made many to fall,.... That is, the Lord, by the hand of the Chaldeans, by whose sword multitudes fell in battle:…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Literally, as in the margin, i. e., Yahweh hath made many to stumble. Arise ... - The Egyptian army being composed of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 46:13-28
In these verses we have,
I. Confusion and terror spoken to Egypt. The accomplishment of the prediction in the former…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
As the latter part of the v. implies that the speakers are foreigners, who, however, according to the present MT. have…
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