Jeremiah 6:7
“As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
As a fountain casteth out her waters,.... In great abundance, and continually:
so she casteth out her wickedness; this…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
As a fountain casteth out - Better, As a cistern “cooleth.” Before me ... - Before My face continually there is disease…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 6:1-8
Here is I. Judgment threatened against Judah and Jerusalem. The city and the country were at this time secure and under…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The cherished wickedness of the people is illustrated by a metaphor.
a well casteth forth MT. has two readings, welland…
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