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Behold, the day of Jehovah cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The day of the Lord comes - See Isaiah 13:6.

Cruel - (אכזרי 'ak e zārı̂y). This does not mean that "God" is …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Behold the day of the Lord will come cruel. He repeats what he had slightly noticed a little earlier, that though the inhabitants of Babyl…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, the day of the Lord comes
Or "is come" F5 ; said in (Isaiah 13:6) to be at hand, but …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We have here the terrible desolation of Babylon by the Medes and Persians. Those who in the day of their peace were proud, and haughty, and terribl…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. The burden of Babylon. Here the prophet threatens the Babylonians, who had captured the two tribes. This is divided into …

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