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The Book of Baruch 2:3 Commentary

1 historical voice

How the Church has read Baruch 2:3 across two millennia — Matthew Henry, John Calvin, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom and more, gathered verse by verse from the public domain.

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Voices across the centuries

Church Fathers 1

Theodoret of Cyrus · 393 Excerpts (Historical Christian Faith …
COMMENTARY ON BARUCH 2:3
The siege led to hunger, which forced them to eat human flesh. As it says, the pagans around us rejoiced over this.