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For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find [it so].
Jeremiah 10:18 — KJV
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Jeremiah 10:18
King James Version (KJV)
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Jeremiah 10:18
Verse 18 of 25
Commentary
Commentary on Jeremiah 10:18
Theological / DevotionalI will sling. A figure emphasizing the violence of the expulsion (see Jer. 16:13; cf. 1 Sam. 25:29). Jehovah Himself is the speaker.
At this once. Better, “at this time.” On former occasions the invaders of Jerusalem had retired without success (2 Kings 16:5; 19:35, 36), or had been satisfied with plunder or tribute (2 Kings 14:14).
May find it so. The Hebrew has simply “may find,” with no object expressed. The Syriac version supplies the object “me,” that is, God. The Targums interpret the phrase as “that they may feel it,” that is, the distress (see ASV, RSV). It may be that the prophet purposely left the phrase vague. What they would find would depend upon their own attitude under chastisement.
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