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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Of Jordan (Jeremiah 12:5 ), literally the "pride" of Jordan (as in RSV), i.e., the luxuriant thickets of tamarisks, poplars, reeds, etc., which were the lair of lions and other beasts of prey. The reference is not to the overflowing of the river banks. (Comp 49:19; 50:44; Zechariah 11:3 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Swelling'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​s/swelling.html. 1897.
 
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