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“Son of man, those who inhabit the waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, ‘Abraham was one, and he inherited the land; but we are many. The land is given us for inheritance.’
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Verse 24. Places. He has answered those who despaired. verse 10. Now he turns to the presumptuous, who expected to be treated like Abraham, though they did not imitate his virtues. Calmet.—They perhaps entertained these sentiments before the death of Godolias, thinking to establish themselves in the land. Afterwards the prophet Jeremias could not prevail on them to remain, though God promised them security.
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