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Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, [and] my curtains in a moment.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Destruction ... - Or, breaking upon breaking (Jeremiah 4:6). The news of one breaking, one violent calamity, closely follows ano…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Destruction upon destruction is cried. —Literally, Breaking upon breaking, or crash upon crash, is reported.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

The dreadful blast of war, the blood-red flag of murder, flying through the land, while the Chaldeans slaughtered right and left, young and old—we …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He pursues the same subject, but amplifies the dread by a new circumstance: that God would heap evils upon evils, so that the Jews would hope in va…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Destruction upon destruction is cried; &c.] Or, "breach upon breach"F7; as soon as one affliction is over, ano…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The prophet had no pleasure in delivering me ages of wrath. He is shown in a vision the whole land in confusion.

Compared with what it was, …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Here, he predicts the destruction of the land.

  1. First, he predicts the destruction itself.

  2. Second, he desc…

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