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For yet a very little while, and the indignation [against you] shall be accomplished, and my anger [shall be directed] to his destruction.
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A Pivot in God's Anger
Commentators unanimously explain that this verse marks a crucial turning point. God's 'indignation' or disciplinary anger toward His own people is temporary and will soon end. His anger will then pivot and be fully directed toward the complete destruction of their enemy, the Assyrians. This was a profound message of hope for Judah during a terrifying invasion.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For yet a very little while - This is designed to console them with the hope of deliverance. The threatened invasion was brief and …
19th Century
Anglican
The indignation shall cease ... —The “indignation” is the wrath of Jehovah poured out upon His people. That wrath is to c…
16th Century
Protestant
But yet a little while. He means not only the siege of Jerusalem, when Sennacherib surrounded it with a numerous army ([Reference 2 Kings …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For yet a very little while Within a few days; for in a very short time after Sennacherib was come up against Jerusalem h…
Through our afflictions, we may learn not to place our confidence in created things. Only those who return to him in truth, not in pretense and out…
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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