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As soon as she saw them she doted on them, and sent messengers to them into Chaldea.
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A History of Unfaithful Alliances
Commentators explain that Judah's 'sending messengers' was not just a metaphor but reflects real historical events. Scholars point to kings like Ahaz and Zedekiah sending embassies to foreign powers like Assyria and Babylon, seeking political alliances. This verse condemns this repeated pattern of relying on worldly powers instead of God.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The sending of “messengers” refers to the act of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:7).
19th Century
Anglican
Saw them with her eyes. —This is to be taken in a sense wide enough to include knowledge obtained in any way, as well as by actual…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted uponthem As lustful women, on the sight of…
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A history of the apostasy of God's people from Him, and its aggravation.
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