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A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and none hath escaped them.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A fire devours before them... Travelers of different nations and characters, and in different lands, some unacquainted with the Bible's word…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Before them ... behind them.— As with the locusts, so with the invading hosts of enemies: the country is found a paradise…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

This chapter contains serious exhortations, mixed with threatenings; but the Prophet threatens for the purpose of correcting the indifference of th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

A fire devoureth before them, and behind them aflame burneth, &c.] This is not to be understood of the heat of the sun, o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The priests were to alarm the people with the near approach of Divine judgments. It is the work of ministers to warn of the fatal consequences of s…

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