Jer 48:40-41 | JFB | STEP | 40. he —Nebuzara-dan, the captain of Nebuchadnezzar. as . . . eagle —not to bear them "on eagles' wings" ( ), as God does His people, but to pounce on them as a prey ( ).

Jeremiah 48:40-41

40. he—Nebuzara-dan, the captain of Nebuchadnezzar.

as . . . eagle—not to bear them "on eagles' wings" (Ex 19:4; De 32:11, 12), as God does His people, but to pounce on them as a prey (Jer 49:22; De 28:49; Hab 1:8).

41. as . . . woman in . . . pangs— (Isa 13:8).