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Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and Yahweh has not done it?
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God and 'Evil' Explained
Commentators unanimously clarify that the 'evil' God brings upon a city is not sin (moral evil) but calamity or judgment (the evil of affliction). As Augustine stated, 'Evil which is sin the Lord has not done, evil which is punishment for evil the Lord brings.' This verse teaches that God uses hardship as a consequence for sin, not that He is the author of sin itself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Is there evil in the city and the Lord has not done it? - Evil is of two sorts, evil of sin, and evil of punishment. There is no ot…
19th Century
Anglican
Surely the Lord ...—In this, and the preceding verse, the future tense should be replaced by a present. Render does nothing,
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here gathers comparisons, which may, however, be reduced to five specific points:
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city Meaning not any trumpet blown, as the silver trumpet for the gathering of the people…
The distinguishing favors of God to us, if they do not restrain from sin, will not exempt from punishment. They could not expect communion with God…
