Jer 1:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. defenced city, &c.—that is, I will give thee strength which no power of thine enemies shall overcome ( ). walls — plural, to express the abundant strength to be given him. DE ROSSI'S 'S manuscripts read singular, "wall." people of the land —the general masses, as distinguished from the princes and priests.

Jeremiah 1:18

18. defenced city, &c.—that is, I will give thee strength which no power of thine enemies shall overcome (Jer 6:27; 15:20; Isa 50:7; 54:17; Lu 21:15; Ac 6:10).

walls—plural, to express the abundant strength to be given him. DE ROSSI'S'S manuscripts read singular, "wall."

people of the land—the general masses, as distinguished from the princes and priests.