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Howl, gate; cry, city; you are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for there comes a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
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The Unstoppable Invader
The 'smoke from the north' describes a powerful, invading army. While scholars debate if this was Hezekiah's army, the Assyrians, or the Babylonians, they agree on its character. The phrase 'no straggler in his ranks' depicts a perfectly disciplined, unified, and overwhelming force executing God's certain judgment against Philistia.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Howl, O gate - That is, you who throng the gate. The gates of a city were the chief places of concourse.
Cry, O city - The pro…
19th Century
Anglican
Howl, O gate ... —The gate, as elsewhere, is the symbol of the city’s strength. The city stands probably for Ash…
Baptist
That is the way the Babylonians would come running down from the north. No one would be able to hide himself from them; not a single person would f…
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16th Century
Protestant
Howl, O gate. Here the Prophet uses amplifications, so that through them he may seal his predictions on the hearts of the godly, and may m…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Howl, O gate Or gates of the cities of Palestine; the magistrates that sat there to execute judgment, or the people that …
Assurance is given of the destruction of the Philistines and their power, by famine and war. Hezekiah would be more formidable to them than Uzziah …
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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…
