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Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause you them that have charge over the city to draw near, every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.
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The Voice of Holy Anger
Commentators agree that the 'loud voice' belongs to God Himself, expressing intense divine indignation. Scholars like Ellicott and Gill explain that the volume and passion in God's voice underscore the severity of Jerusalem's sin and the fierceness of the coming judgment.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Those who have charge - The angels who have charge to execute God’s sentence.
Every man - “ angels,” not “men.”
19th Century
Anglican
He cried also ... with a loud voice. —The pronoun refers to the same Being as throughout the previous chapter. His nature is suffi…
16th Century
Protestant
Now the manner of that vengeance which was recently mentioned is expressed. Therefore, the Prophet says, God exclaimed, so that His command reached…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice That is, the glory of the Lord God of Israel, whom the prophet saw in t…
It is a great comfort to believers that, amidst destroyers and destructions, there is a Mediator, a great High Priest, who has standing in heaven, …
