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and he who is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, says Yahweh.
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No Human Strength Can Save
Commentators explain that this verse is the climax of a list detailing the complete failure of human ability against God's judgment. Whether it's speed, military skill, or raw courage, every source of self-reliance will prove useless. The mightiest warriors, who prided themselves on their strength, will be utterly helpless on the day of reckoning.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Israel relied, against God, on its own strength. “Have we not,” they said, “taken to us horns by our own strength?” ([Reference A…
16th Century
Protestant
Yesterday, I explained the verse in which the Prophet says, in God's name, that the people were like a grievous and heavy burden, as though they we…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And [he that is] courageous among the mighty Or "strong in his heart" F2; one that is of a great heart, famous…
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