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I will cast off the remnant of my inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
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The Identity of the "Remnant"
Commentators explain that the "remnant of mine inheritance" refers specifically to the Southern Kingdom of Judah. The ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom had already been carried into exile. This judgment, therefore, was upon the last remaining portion of God's people in the land, underscoring the totality of the nation's rebellion.
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19th Century
Anglican
Forsake. —Or, cast off; Septuagint, ἀπώσομαι. Judges 6:13.
The remnant of my inheritance.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance The whole land of Canaan was the Lord's inheritance; ten tribes in …
Presbyterian
Here is the doom of Judah and Jerusalem. The words used represent the city emptied and utterly desolate. Yet it was not destroyed by this; instead,…
