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For there shall be a day of Yahweh of Hosts on all that is proud and haughty, and on all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;
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God's Appointed Day
Commentators explain that the "day of the Lord" is not a literal 24-hour period but a specific time of God's direct and powerful intervention. It is a moment when His presence and authority are made unmistakably clear as He acts to execute judgment. John Calvin describes it like a divinely appointed court date where the proud are summoned to face condemnation, showing that God actively opposes all human arrogance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The day ... - This expression evidently denotes that the Lord would inflict severe punishment upon everyone who was lofty. Such a severe inf…
19th Century
Anglican
The day of the Lord of hosts shall be ... —Literally, the Lord of hosts has a day ... As generally in the prophets, any t…
Baptist
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled…
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16th Century
Protestant
For the day of the LORD of hosts will be on every one that is proud and lofty. In this verse, he confirms the same thing more fully. From …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the day of the Lord of hosts Which is peculiarly his, which he has fixed and appointed, and in which there will …
The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems to be what is primarily intended here, when idolatry among the Jews was abolished; but our thoughts …
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13th Century
Catholic
Therefore forgive them not. Here he threatens them with punishment, which is divided into two parts: