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Though they go into captivity before their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall kill them: and I will set my eyes on them for evil, and not for good.
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No Escape, Even in Exile
Commentators stress that God's judgment is inescapable. Amos declares that even if the Israelites survive war and go into captivity, which might seem like a final, safe state, God's judgment will follow. He will "command the sword" to find them even there. This illustrates that no geographical location or change in circumstance can hide one from the consequences of persistent rebellion against God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Captivity—at least, seemed safe. The horrors of war are over. Men enslave, but do not commonly destroy those whom they have once taken the t…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet denounces horrible punishments, but not without reason, for there was astonishing lethargy in that people, as there usually is in …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And though they go into captivity before their enemies Alluding to the manner in which captives are led, being put b…
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