18. bring again . . . captivity--
(Jer 33:7, 11).
tents--used to intimate that their present dwellings in Chaldea were
but temporary as tents.
have mercy on dwelling-places--
(Ps 102:13).
own heap--on the same hill, that is, site, a hill being the usual site
chosen for a city (compare
Jos 11:13,
Margin). This better answers the parallel clause, "after the
manner thereof" (that is, in the same becoming ways as formerly), than
the rendering, "its own heap of ruins," as in
Jer 49:2.
palace--the king's, on Mount Zion.
remain--rather, "shall be inhabited"
(see on
Jer 17:6,
Jer 17:25).
This confirms English Version, "palace," not as others
translate, "the temple" (see
1Ki 16:18;
2Ki 15:25).
JFB.
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