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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 51:6 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 51:6 |
King James |
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Warning to the Israelite captives to flee from Babylon, lest they should be involved in the punishment of her "iniquity." So as to spiritual Babylon and her captives (Rev 18:4). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Soul - By soul is meant life, and by iniquity the punishment of the Babylonian's iniquity. |
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.