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And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Fanners - Or, winnowers.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Fanners, that shall fan her. —The Hebrew word as it stands means “strangers,” but a change of the vowel-points would etym…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here he explains himself more clearly, without the metaphor he had previously used. He no longer uses the likeness of wind when he declares that he…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I will send unto Babylon farmers, that shall fan her, and
shall empty her land
Or…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…

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