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Therefore it shall happen that, when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
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God's Sovereign Instruments
Commentators unanimously explain that God sovereignly uses even wicked rulers as instruments to accomplish His purposes. The king of Assyria, driven by his own ambition, is merely a 'rod' in God's hand, sent to discipline His people. This reveals that no earthly power operates outside of God's ultimate control.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wherefore ... - In this verse God, through the prophet, threatens punishment to the king of Assyria for his pride and wicked designs.
19th Century
Anglican
Wherefore it shall come to pass ... —Better, And it shall come to pass ... The boast of the proud king i…
16th Century
Protestant
But it shall come to pass. Until now the Prophet had explained what the pride of the Assyrian would be after he obtained a victory over Is…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore it shall come to pass It shall surely be; what God has purposed in his heart, and published in his word, shall …
See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Woe to them that make wicked laws. Here he begins to threaten the foreign enemies who persecute them physically.
He threa…
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