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Jeremiah 3:20

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Surely. The word acquires an adversative sense from the context, as in Isaiah 53:4, and is virtually equivalent to "but surely." From her husband; literally, from her friend or companion. The choice of the word seems to indicate the inner hollowness of the married life.

The woman only sees in her husband the companion, behind whoso back she can follow her own inclinations.

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