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Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith Jehovah, which destroyest all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

O destroying mountain A volcano which by its flames and hot lava streams “destroys the whole land.”

A burn…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

O destroying mountain. —Interestingly enough, the phrase is the same as that applied in 2 Kings 23:13 to the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

There is no doubt that the Prophet speaks of Babylon. But it may seem strange to call it a mountain, when that city was situated in a plain, as is …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, I [am] against thee, O destroying mountain, says the
Lord, which destroyest all the earth

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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