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and I will cut off the judge from the midst of it, and will kill all the princes of it with him, says Yahweh.
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Commentators explain that God's promise to "cut off the judge" and "slay all the princes" signifies a complete and final judgment. By removing the entire governing structure, God is effectively ending Moab's existence as a nation. As John Calvin notes, this is not a temporary punishment but an "utter ruin" from which they would not recover.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I will cut off the judge – The title “judge” (shophet) is nowhere used absolutely of a king. Holy Scripture speaks in several places o…
16th Century
Protestant
Now Amos prophesies here against the Moabites and proclaims concerning them what we have noticed concerning the other nations—that the Moabites wer…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof Either from the midst of Moab, the country in general; or from K…
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