Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Therefore as the fire ... - The remainder of this chapter is occupied with predicting “judgments,” or punishments, upon the people for their…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Therefore as the fire devoureth. —Literally, the tongue of fire. The scene brought before us is—

  1. that of a charred and b…
John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Therefore as the flame of fire devoureth the stubble. Lest it be thought that he has so frequently cried out without good reason, he again…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore as the fire devours the stubble
Or "tongue of fire" F8 ; meaning the flame, the same as in the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Let no one expect to live easily who lives wickedly. Sin weakens the strength, the root of a people; it defaces the beauty, the blossoms of a peopl…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Woe to you that call evil good. Here he sets out the vanity related to excusing sin.

  1. Regarding the effect:

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