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Therefore will the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.
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God Humbles the Proud
Commentators emphasize that God's judgment is a direct response to the Assyrian king's arrogance. By using the title "the Lord, the Lord of hosts," God asserts His supreme authority over all earthly powers. The verse shows that human pride and self-glorification will ultimately be met by divine humbling, as God alone is sovereign.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore shall the Lord - Hebrew, אדון 'ādôn.
The Lord of hosts - In the present Hebrew text, the original …
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore shall the Lord ... send among his fat ones leanness. —The overthrow of the Assyrian is painted in the twofold i…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness. He continues with the previous doctrine, declaring that the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts Because of the pride, and arrogance, and vain boasting of the Assyrian m…
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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