Jeremiah 4:24

I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

Mountains - (Isaiah 5:25).

Moved lightly - shook vehemently.

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²⁴ I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 4:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 4:24