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They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.
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Verse 7. Hills. Hebrew harim, may also be considered as the nom. case; “not from the south are there heights” to which they may flee for succour. Bible.—Yet most of the ancients agree with us; though is there “refuge,” must then be supplied. Bert.—None would be able to screen the Babylonians. Jeremiah 25:15, 26.—Take the cup of the wine of his fury … The king of Sesac (Babylon) shall drink after them. Bible.—The cup is so great that all shall taste, and the last will have the most bitter portion. Calmet.
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