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I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Therefore will I number you to the sword There is undoubtedly an allusion here to the idol Meni mentioned in Isaiah 65:11, and a …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Therefore I will number you to the sword. He alludes to the number of the gods; and the Lord declares that he will easily ascertain how nu…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore will I number you to the sword There is an elegancy in the expression, alluding to Meni, that number, they furn…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here the different states of the godly and wicked, of the Jews who believed, and of those who persisted in unbelief, are set against one another. T…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. They have sought me. Here the judge, God, gives the sentence of separation between the wicked and the good regarding the recepti…

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