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without_o help_n some_o emblem_n we_o have_v of_o this_o in_o jeremiah_n chap._n 38._o where_o he_o be_v put_v into_o the_o dungeon_n where_o there_o be_v no_o water_n but_o myre_n and_o he_o sink_v in_o the_o myre_n ebedmelech_n have_v a_o hard_a task_n to_o get_v he_o up_o and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n their_o trouble_n may_v be_v depth_n upon_o that_o account_n refuge_n may_v fail_v they_o no_o man_n care_v for_o their_o soul_n psal_n 142.4_o all_o hope_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v take_v away_o as_o it_o be_v say_v by_o paul_n in_o that_o voyage_n act_v 27.20_o all_o their_o expectation_n of_o a_o outgate_n may_v be_v crush_v as_o jer._n 14.19_o
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he_o will_v die_v for_o hunger_n in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v jer._n 38.9_o put_v a_o man_n in_o a_o pit_n where_o there_o be_v deep_a water_n he_o will_v drown_v if_o he_o be_v not_o take_v out_o so_o the_o people_n of_o god_n their_o trouble_n may_v be_v such_o as_o not_o only_o all_o ground_n of_o hope_n of_o out-gate_n may_v be_v take_v away_o but_o all_o hope_n of_o issue_n may_v be_v accompany_v with_o apparent_a present_a ruin_n david_n be_v put_v to_o a_o humble_v posture_n when_o he_o be_v put_v to_o that_o psal_n 69.15_o let_v not_o the_o water_n flood_n overflow_v i_o neither_o let_v the_o deep_a swallow_v i_o up_o and_o let_v not_o the_o pit_n shut_v her_o mouth_n upon_o i_o but_o 4_o the_o metaphor_n of_o depth_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n import_v a_o plurality_n of_o they_o a_o multitude_n of_o these_o depth_n dark_a hard_a hopeless_a ruine_v pressure_n try_v all_o together_o on_o a_o child_n of_o god_n that_o his_o sad_a lot_n may_v be_v like_o that_o of_o 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