Jeremiah 23:29

Is not... ? Figure of speech Erotesis.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Jeremiah 23:29