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Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she has rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
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Judgment for Rebellion
Commentators agree that Samaria's horrific fate was the direct and just consequence of its rebellion. The sin was especially grievous because, as Albert Barnes notes, they rebelled against "her God"—the one who had chosen them and shown them constant love. The severity of the punishment was a measure of the depth of their unrepentant sin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Samaria shall become desolate - Or shall bear her iniquity. Her iniquity would now find her out and rest upon her. Of this, “desola…
19th Century
Anglican
Fruitful. —Observe the play on Ephraim’s name.
Wind of the Lord stands in apposition to east wind.
16th Century
Protestant
This is the conclusion of the discourse: this verse, then, has been improperly separated from the former chapter, for the Prophet does not enter he…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Samaria shall become desolate With this verse the fourteenth chapter begins in the Hebrew copies, and in the Targum,…
Israel had destroyed himself by his rebellion; but he could not save himself, his help was from the Lord only. This may well be applied to the case…
