9. the north —(see on :- ). The Medes and other northern peoples, confederate with Babylon, are included with the Chaldeans. my servant —My agent for punishing ( Jeremiah 27:6 ; Jeremiah 43:10 ; compare Jeremiah 40:2 ). Compare Jeremiah 40:2- : ; Cyrus, "My shepherd." God makes even unbelievers unconsciously to fulfil His designs. A reproof to the Jews, who boasted that they were the servants of God; yet a heathen king is to be more the servant of God than they, and that as the agent of their punishment. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"
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