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Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Nebuchadnezzar and his confederate kings trampled Judah under foot, as heedless of the ruin they were inflicting as the shepherds would be who led …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard. — The use of the word “pastors,” with all its modern spiritual a ociations, inst…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He explains by another comparison what we have just observed; he calls those pastors or shepherds whom he had previously compared to wild beasts. F…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard
This is a metaphor which is often used of the people of Israel and Judah; se…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God's people had been the dearly beloved of His soul, precious in His sight, but they acted in such a way that He gave them up to their enemies. Ma…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Here, he threatens a particular punishment.

    1. First, he threatens the punishment of captivity.
    2. Second, he threatens t…

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