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thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

These verses are not in the Septuagint. However, the Septuagint text is so consistently brief and confused here that it can only be explained by th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Many interpreters connect the first of these verses with the preceding ones, and they seem to do so with good reason; for the reason given is quite…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Thus says the Lord of hosts, behold, I will send upon them
the sword
The sword of the…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Let people beware how they call those prophets whom they choose according to their own fancies, and how they consider their fancies and dreams to b…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Here, the prophet excludes false repentance. Those in captivity might have come to regret surrendering when they saw others still remaini…

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