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I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I saw the Lord - He saw God in vision; yet God no longer, as before, asked him what he saw. God no longer shows him emblems of the destructi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The last vision is transferred to the shrine at Bethel, the seat of the calf-worship. The prophet sees Jehovah Himself standing in majesty by the a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet confirms the threat which we have already explained, for he says that the people would soon be removed, as there was now no hope of rep…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I saw the Lord standing upon the altar
Either upon the altar of burnt offerings in the temple of Jerusalem, wher…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The prophet, in vision, saw the Lord standing upon the idolatrous altar at Bethel. Wherever sinners flee from God's justice, it will overtake them.…

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