A wild ass: or, O wild ass, etc. Jeremiah 14:6; Job 11:12, Job 39:5-8
used: Heb. taught
her pleasure: Heb. the desire of her heart
turn her away: or, reverse it
in her month: Jeremiah 2:27; Hosea 5:15
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Jeremiah 2:24
Jeremiah 2:24
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