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Jer_21:13 Behold, I [am] against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, [and] rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
Ver. 13. Behold, I am against thee.] I, who alone am a whole army of men, van and rear both, {Isa_52:12} and may better say than any other, how many reckon you me at?
O inhabitant of the valley,] i.e., Of Jerusalem, called elsewhere the valley of vision. It stood high, but yet was compassed about with mountains that were higher. {Psa_125:2}
And rock of the plain.] The bulwark and beauty of the whole adjacent country. Pliny saith that it was the most famous of all the cities of the east; he might have said of the whole world, if he had known all.
Which say, Who shall come down against us? or who, &c.] This they said out of carnal confidence in the natural strength of the place, increased by their fortifications. The Jebusites had done so, {2Sa_5:6} and were unroosted. Security ushereth in destruction.
Who shall enter into our habitations?] Which we hold impregnable. Such like vaunts precede and presage ruin. See Jer_49:16 Oba_1:3.