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when I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine on you, and will break your staff of bread;
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God's Deadly Arrows
Commentators explain that God is depicted as a divine archer, and famine is His 'evil' or deadly arrow. This isn't just poetic language; it's meant to show that God's judgment is intentional, direct, and inescapable. The 'arrows' can be understood as the various causes of famine, such as drought, pests, or excessive rain, all sent with a destructive purpose.
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Ezekiel
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16th Century
Protestant
He illustrates the sentiment which we have seen, but not in the manner of rhetoricians, who aim for splendor and ornate speech. Instead, his only p…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famines Either famine itself, which is as an arrow; it is taken out o…
Presbyterian
The sentence passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, the manner of expression makes it still more so. Who is able to stand in God's sight when He i…
