Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Jeremiah 21:9
(Jeremiah 38:2, Jeremiah 38:17-18).
falleth to—deserts to.
life . . . a prey—proverbial, to make one's escape with life, like a valuable spoil or prey that one carries off; the narrowness of the escape, and the joy felt at it, are included in the idea (Jeremiah 39:18).
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Jeremiah 38:1
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Jeremiah 39:18
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Ezekiel 5:12
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