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They shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run back and forth to seek the word of Yahweh, and shall not find it.
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The Ultimate Famine
Commentators unanimously describe the 'famine... of hearing the word of the Lord' as God's heaviest and most severe judgment, far worse than physical starvation. John Calvin explains this is the ultimate punishment because spiritual food—God's truth—is being withdrawn after the people consistently rejected it. This highlights the immense value of having access to God's word.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They shall wander - Literally, “reel.” The word is used of the reeling of drunkards, of the swaying to and fro of trees in the wind…
19th Century
Anglican
They shall wander from sea to sea ... — Stagger and reel from east to west to find one seer who knows the mind of the Lor…
16th Century
Protestant
Here now the Prophet thunders, for he denounces not temporal punishments, but final destruction—which proves to be an evidence of reprobation—namel…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they shall wander from sea to sea From the sea of Tiberias, or Galilee; or from the Dead sea, the lake Asphaltites; o…
Here was a sign of God's highest displeasure. At any time, and especially in a time of trouble, a famine of the word of God is the heaviest judgmen…
