The sword is outside the city and the plague and the famine are within. Anyone who is in the field will die by the sword, while famine and the plague will consume those in the city.

Commentaries

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John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He emphasizes what we have seen before, although this sentence agrees with the last verse. He had said that God’s anger would be on all the people;…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The sword [is] without. Without the city, where the enemy was besieging; so that those that went without, in order to mak…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will…