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I will scatter toward every wind all who are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
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God is the True Commander
Commentators, particularly John Calvin, emphasize that God is the one actively scattering Zedekiah's forces. The Chaldean army is described as merely the 'ax' in God's hand. This verse reveals that God directly orchestrates world events, using even pagan nations to accomplish His sovereign will and judgment.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
I will scatter toward every wind. —The people of Judah were not carried captive to Babylon only, but many of them were sc…
16th Century
Protestant
He confirms the verse above and says that although Zedekiah had many soldiers as a garrison and accustomed the people to bear arms, yet all this wo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will scatter to every wind all that [are] about him to help him Either his bodyguard…
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Presbyterian
By the preparation for removal, and his breaking through the wall of his house at evening, as one desiring to escape from the enemy, the prophet si…
