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This is the purpose that is purposed on the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out on all the nations.
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God's Sovereign Reach
Commentators clarify that "the whole earth" and "all the nations" refer to the vast reach of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires, which dominated the known world. The prophecy demonstrates that God's sovereign judgment extends over the most powerful human empires, showing that no nation is beyond His control.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is the purpose—this is the sum of the whole design—a design that embraces the destruction of both the king of Assyria and Babylon.
19th Century
Anglican
This is the hand that is stretched out ... —The words point, as it were, to the idea of a universal history. The fall of the Assyrian powe…
Baptist
And cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, says the LORD. I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools…
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16th Century
Protestant
This purpose which is purposed upon the whole earth. The Lord is not satisfied with one or two confirmations and can scarcely refrain from…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
This [is] the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth, &c] Or, "counsel that is counselled". The Targum is, ``all t…
Let those who make themselves a yoke and a burden to God's people see what they are to expect. Let those who are the called according to God's purp…
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13th Century
Catholic
409. Her time is near at hand. In this part, he promises liberation to the Jews through the destruction of Babylon, which he threatened abov…
