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For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel, says Yahweh, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.
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God's Sovereignty in Judgment
Commentators stress that God is the one actively "raising up" the enemy nation, Assyria. The title "Lord, the God of hosts" is used to emphasize that this powerful army is entirely under His command, acting as an instrument of His righteous judgment. God sovereignly uses nations to accomplish His will.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For, it was a non-thing, a nonexistent thing, a phantom, at which they rejoiced; for behold I raise up a nation. God is said to “ra…
19th Century
Anglican
From ... unto.— The entire limits of the kingdom of Israel after the victories of Jeroboam II. were, according to [Reference 2 Kin…
16th Century
Protestant
At last, a denunciation follows, and this is the close of the chapter. God then, after having seriously exposed the vices which prevailed among the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, says the Lord, the God of hosts
The Assyrian…
How dreadful, how miserable, is the case of those whose eternal ruin the Lord himself has sworn; for he can execute his purpose, and none can alter…
