behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land and against its inhabitants and against all these surrounding nations; and I will completely destroy them and make them an object of horror and hissing, and an everlasting place of ruins.
Commentaries
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The term families is probably used here to signify the widespread empire of Nebuchadnezzar.
My servant — This title, so remarkable in …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The families of the north. —The phrase reminds us of the vision of “the seething pot from the face of the north” in Jerem…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
What follows is a denunciation of punishment; the Prophet says that God would no longer deal with them merely in words, because their iniquity had …
John Gill
JohnGill
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north ,
says the Lord .
The Targ…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The fixing of the time during which the Jewish captivity should last, would not only confirm the prophecy, but also comfort the people of God, and …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Here, the prophet threatens punishment:
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First is the punishment the Babylonians inflicted. The prophet describes the enemy: be…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes