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Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Or, You are my maul, weapons of war, etc. The maul or mace (Proverbs 25:18) only differs from the hammer ([Reference Jeremiah …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

You are my battle ax ... —Better, my mace. The axe is not found on Assyrian monuments as a weapon of war until a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet here addresses the doubts of many. Because he had spoken of the destruction of Babylon, it could have easily been objected that the mon…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You [are] my battle axe [and] weapons of war
This is said by the Lord, either to Cyrus, as some, to which our versio…

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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