Jeremiah 48:17 - The Pulpit Commentary - Bible Study & Commentary

Jeremiah 48:17 - Exposition

All ye that are about him; i.e. the neighbouring nations (setup. on Jeremiah 46:14 ). The invitation to condolence is not ironical, but in the deepest spirit of human sympathy, as in the parallel prophecy in Isaiah (see on Isaiah 15:5 ). The strong staff; i.e. the sceptre as an image of royal authority (comp. Ezekiel 19:11-14 ). Rod ; as in Psalms 110:2 .

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

The Pulpit Commentary is a homiletic commentary on the Bible created during the nineteenth century under the direction of Rev. Joseph S. Exell and Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones. It consists of 23 volumes with 22,000 pages and 95,000 entries, and was written over a 30-year period with 100 contributors.... Show more

Jeremiah 48:17 - Exposition

Jeremiah 48:17 - Exposition

The Pulpit Commentary

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