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Destruction comes; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.
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No Escape from Judgment
Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill explain that when God's judgment is decreed, all human attempts to find an alternative peace will fail. The people of Israel would seek a political peace treaty with their enemies, but it would be rejected. This illustrates a broader spiritual principle: there are no secret hiding places or last-minute negotiations to escape the consequences of persistent sin.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
Destruction comes. — This is another of the peculiar words occurring only in this chapter. It is generally explained as the dismay…
16th Century
Protestant
He confirms the same doctrine. He says, therefore, destruction is come. He now adds, there shall be no peace.
This confirm…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Destruction comes Upon the temple, city, nation, and people; the king of Babylon, the destroyer of the Gentiles, and now …
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Presbyterian
Whoever breaks the bands of God's law will find themselves bound and held by the chains of His judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin,…