Jeremiah 8:17
“For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
When I would comfort myself against terror,.... Either naturally, by eating and drinking, the necessary and lawful means…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I will send - Or, am sending. No prophet changes his metaphors so suddenly as Jeremiah. The invading army is now…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 8:13-22
In these verses we have,
I. God threatening the destruction of a sinful people. He has borne long with them, but they…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
basilisks better (mg.) adders, for the basilisk was only fabulous. The creature here meant cannot be identified with…
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