I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever.
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