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Jeremiah 3:25

Jeremiah 3:25

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

We lie down; rather, Let us lie down; said in despair, just as Hezekiah says, "Let us enter the gates of Sheol" (). A prostrate position is the natural expression of deep sorrow (2 Samuel 12:16; 2 Samuel 13:31; 1 Kings 21:4). Our confusion covereth us; rather, Let our confusion (or reproach) cover us (like a veil) (comp. ; ).

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