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Ancients] RV 'elders.'
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In Jeremiah 18 the special lesson was the power of God to alter at any moment the destinies of a people. Here, on the other hand, it is taught that the time may come when the only alteration must take the form of a breaking or overthrow.
1-13. Figure of the broken vessel.
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Valley of the son of Hinnom] see on Jeremiah 7:31. East gate] Hebrew is obscure. RM 'gate of potsherds,' perhaps because refuse of this sort was thrown there.
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Jeremiah 19:3 open_in_new
Kings] the whole dynasty with their accumulated transgressions.
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Estranged this place] i.e. alienated it from the worship of God.
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Tophet] see on Jeremiah 7:31.
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An hissing] see on Jeremiah 18:16.
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This was fulfilled in the Chaldean siege of Jerusalem: see Lamentations 2:20; Lamentations 4:10.
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Till there be no place to bury] see on Jeremiah 7:32.
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The flat roofs were easily used as gathering places: see e.g. Judges 16:27; Nehemiah 8:16; Zephaniah 1:5.
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This v. as introducing another address should commence a new paragraph ending with Jeremiah 20:6.