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For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of the animals, which made them afraid; because of men`s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to every city and to those who dwell in them.
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Violence Boomerangs
Commentators emphasize that the very violence Babylon inflicted will "cover" and overwhelm them. Their destructive actions, like leveling forests and slaughtering people, become the instrument of their own ruin. This illustrates the biblical principle that what you sow, you will also reap; injustice ultimately brings about the downfall of the unjust.
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Habakkuk
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the violence of Lebanon – that is, violence done to Lebanon. This can refer to the land of Israel, of which Lebanon was the entrance and…
19th Century
Anglican
Woe to the cruel invader who has made the world drink of the cup of wrath.
16th Century
Protestant
From this we may easily learn that the Prophet has not been speaking of drunkenness, but that his discourse, as we have explained, was metaphorical…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the violence of Lebanon shall cover you Lebanon was a mountain on the borders of the land of Israel, from which …
A severe woe is pronounced against drunkenness; it is a very dreadful pronouncement against all who are guilty of drunkenness at any time and in an…