OLD TESTAMENT

Jeremiah 15:18

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Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed? Will you indeed be to me as a deceitful brook, like waters that fail?

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Verse 18. Trusted. It is not cured as soon as might be expected. Bible.—It continually breaks out again, ( Menochius.) like a bog not properly drained. Bible.—Hebrew “Thou art become,” and so forth Chal. “break not thy promise, as,” and so forth Do not reject me when I stand most in need of redress. Calmet.—My hopes seem ( Bible.) vain. Worthington.

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