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He will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer faints.
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God's Judgment is Total
Commentators explain that the imagery of a fire consuming a "forest" and "fruitful field" represents the complete destruction of the Assyrian army, from its highest commanders to its common soldiers. The phrase "both soul and body" is a Hebrew idiom for totality, emphasizing an inescapable and all-encompassing ruin for those who proudly defy God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The glory of his forest - In these expressions, the army of Sennacherib is compared with a beautiful grove thick with trees; and as all the …
19th Century
Anglican
Both soul and body. —Literally, from the soul even to the flesh. The metaphor is for a moment dropped, and the reality is…
16th Century
Protestant
And shall consume the glory of his forest. He continues with the same comparison of a burning, and declares that the fire will co…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And shall consume the glory of his forest The Assyrian army is compared to a "forest", for the number of men in it; …
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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