Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37

Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37 - 2:37

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - Jeremiah 2:37 - 2:37

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Also from this, i.e., Egypt, shalt thou go away (come back), thy hands upon thy head, i.e., beating them on thy head in grief and dismay (cf. for this gesture 2Sa 13:19). זֶה refers to Egypt, thought of as a people as in Jer 46:8; Isa 19:16, Isa 19:25; and thus is removed Hitz.'s objection, that in that case we must have מִבְטָחִים .זֹאת, objects of confidence. The expression refers equally to Egypt and to Assyria. As God has broken the power of Assyria, so will He also overthrow Egypt's might, thus making all trust in it a shame. לָהֶם, in reference to them.