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Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, everyone shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall you mourn, utterly stricken.
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The High Cost of Pride
Commentators like John Calvin and Matthew Henry emphasize that Moab's devastating judgment is a direct result of its pride. The scene of universal wailing serves as a stark warning that God actively opposes the proud. This passage reminds believers that humility is not just a virtue but a safeguard against the kind of ruin that pride invites.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore Moab shall howl for Moab - One part of the nation shall mourn for another; they shall howl, or lament, in alternate responses. Jer…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab. — Either the whole nation wailing for its downfall, or the survivors wailing for the …
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab. He declares more plainly what has already been said, that this pride, and the cruelty that spr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab One Moabite shall mourn for another; the living for the dead; or one part of the …
Those who will not be counseled, cannot be helped. More souls are ruined by pride than by any other sin whatsoever. Also, the very proud are common…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Send forth, O Lord, the lamb. Here he describes the state of their punishment, and he sets out two conditions:
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