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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 21:2

(a) Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; it may be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

(a) Not that the king was touched with repentance of his sins and so sought God, as did Hezekiah when he sent for Isaiah, (2 Kings 19:1; Isaiah 37:2) but because the prophet might pray to God to take this present plague away, as Pharaoh sought Moses (Exodus 9:28).

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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