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As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.
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Commentators explain that the image of a "flock of Jerusalem" refers to the massive, countless crowds of lambs brought for sacrifice during major feasts like Passover. This powerful simile was meant to give the Israelites a vivid picture of the incredible population boom God would bring to their desolate, empty cities.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As the holy flock - A reference to the flocks and herds brought up to Jerusalem to be consecrated and offered to the Lord ([Reference 2 Chro…
19th Century
Anglican
The flock of Jerusalem.— The comparison is with the vast flocks of sacrificial animals accustomed to being carried to Jerusalem at…
Baptist
I will increase them with men like a flock. As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts;
Like the multitudes …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemnfeasts Like flocks of sheep…
Water is an emblem of the cleansing of our polluted souls from sin. But no water can do more than take away the filth of the flesh. Water seems in …
