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The nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them: so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword.
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God's Justice Vindicated
All commentators agree that this verse vindicates God's reputation. The nations will finally understand that Israel's exile was not due to God's weakness or inability to save, but was a righteous and necessary judgment for their own sin. God's justice, even towards His chosen people, will be made clear to the world.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The purposes of the past dispensation shall be made clear to God’s people themselves and to the pagan. His judgments were the consequence of their …
19th Century
Anglican
For their iniquity.— In the times foretold, God’s dealings shall no longer be misunderstood, nor shall the sufferings of Israel be…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Heathen shall know that the house of Israel went intocaptivity for their iniquity<…
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