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Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying; And he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A line — Compare Isaiah 34:11. The destruction is systematic and thorough.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He hath stretched out a line. — The phrase implies (See Notes on 2 Kings 21:13; Isaiah 34:11; [Re…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The verb 'to think' has more force than what is commonly assigned to it; for it would be very flat to say that God thought to destroy<…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Lord has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of
Zion
Either the wall of …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A sad representation is made here of the state of God's church, of Jacob and Israel; but the focus seems mostly to be on the hand of the Lord in th…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here he touches on the destruction of the citadel of Zion.

  1. He presents the divine deliberation: the Lord has purposed<…

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