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There is Edom, her kings and all her princes, who in their might are laid with those who are slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with those who go down to the pit.
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Ritual Without Relationship
Commentators note a crucial detail: though the Edomites were physically circumcised as descendants of Abraham, they are grouped in death 'with the uncircumcised.' This powerfully illustrates that religious heritage or outward rituals are meaningless to God without a corresponding inner faith and righteousness.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
There is Edom.— Edom had been long since conquered and almost destroyed by Israel, but had again revived to mock at her calamity (…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes In the next place, near the graves of the above mentioned, and in the …
Presbyterian
Various nations are mentioned as having gone down to the grave before Egypt, who are ready to give her a scornful reception; these nations had rece…
