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But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him – These reports will disturb him or alarm him. That is, he will …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He shall go forth. —The end of the northern king. While in Egypt he receives bad news from the north and from the east, which stir…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The angel’s narrative seems here to differ somewhat from the preceding one, as the Romans were not to succeed so completely as to avoid being halte…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble
him
This and the followi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The remainder of this prophecy is very difficult, and commentators widely differ regarding it. From Antiochus, the account seems to pa to antichris…

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