Jeremiah 40:2
Thus saith the Lord, who made the earth and formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;
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Deuteronomy 29:24and all the nations shall say, Why has the Lord done thus to this land? what is this great fierceness of anger?
2 Chronicles 7:20then will I remove you from the land which I gave them; and this house which I have consecrated to my name I will remove out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all nations.
Jeremiah 22:8And nations shall pass through this city, and each shall say to his neighbor, Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?
Jeremiah 50:7And they came into Egypt: for they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord: and they entered into Tahpanhes.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 40:2-7
The Preservation of Jeremiah; Jeremiah's Adherence to Gedaliah. ( b. c. 588.) 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord , after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. 2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. 3 Now the Lord hath brought it, and… Read the whole commentary →