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Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Not a famine for bread - He does not deny that there would be bodily famine too; but this, grievous as it is, would be less grievous than th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The imagery is very vivid. The prophet threatens a famine of the word of Jehovah, and a parching thirst for the Water of Life, now no longer attain…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here now the Prophet thunders, for he denounces not temporal punishments, but final destruction—which proves to be an evidence of reprobation—namel…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, the days come, says the Lord God
Which Kimchi interprets of all the days of the second house or temple after…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here was a sign of God's highest displeasure. At any time, and especially in a time of trouble, a famine of the word of God is the heaviest judgmen…

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