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Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A contrast between the dealings of Nebuchadnezzar and Yahweh. Nebuchadnezzar “cut off,” Yahweh will “set up” the topshoot; Nebuch…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I will also take. —In what has pa ed, all has been done according to God’s will, yet through human instrumentality: Israel has bee…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here the Prophet begins to address the restoration of the nation and kingdom. Therefore, this prophecy undoubtedly refers to Christ, because althou…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Thus says the Lord God
Lest it should be thought, by the above prophecies, that the tribe of Judah should be utterly…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The unbelief of man shall not make the promise of God without effect. The parable of a tree, used in the threatening, is here presented in the prom…

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