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behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith Jehovah, and [I will send] unto Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual desolations.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The term families is probably used here to signify the widespread empire of Nebuchadnezzar.

My servant — This title, so remarkable in …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The families of the north. —The phrase reminds us of the vision of “the seething pot from the face of the north” in Jerem…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

What follows is a denunciation of punishment; the Prophet says that God would no longer deal with them merely in words, because their iniquity had …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north ,
says the Lord .
The Targ…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The fixing of the time during which the Jewish captivity should last, would not only confirm the prophecy, but also comfort the people of God, and …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, the prophet threatens punishment:

  1. First is the punishment the Babylonians inflicted. The prophet describes the enemy: be…

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