14. serve themselves--
(Jer 27:7; 30:8; 34:10).
Avail themselves of their services as slaves.
them also--the Chaldees, who heretofore have made other nations their
slaves, shall themselves also in their turn be slaves to them.
MAURER translates, "shall impose servitude on them, even them."
recompense them--namely, the Chaldees and other nations against whom
Jeremiah had prophesied
(Jer 25:13),
as having oppressed the Jews.
their deeds--rather, "deed," namely, their bad treatment of the Jews
(Jer 50:29; 51:6, 24;
compare
2Ch 36:17).
JFB.
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