Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 30:16
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16. Therefore —connected with Jeremiah 30:13 , because "There is none to plead thy cause . . . therefore " I will plead thy cause, and heal thy wound, by overwhelming thy foes. This fifteenth verse is inserted to amplify what was said at the close of Jeremiah 30:14 . When the false ways of peace, suggested by the so-called prophets, had only ended in the people's irremediable ruin, the true prophet comes forward to announce the grace of God as bestowing repentance and healing. devour thee . . . be devoured . . . spoil . . . be a spoil . . . prey upon . . . give for a prey —retribution in kind (see on Jeremiah 30:14- : ; Exodus 23:22 ; Isaiah 33:1 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-17" class="com-number"
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