Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
shall be taken . . . a curse—that is, a formula of imprecation.
Lord make thee like Zedekiah—(Compare Genesis 48:20; Isaiah 65:15).
roasted in the fire—a Chaldean punishment (Daniel 3:6).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 29:22:
Genesis 38:24
Numbers 5:21
Isaiah 65:15
Jeremiah 24:9
Ezekiel 23:24
Daniel 3:6
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