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For thus has the Lord said to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;
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God's Precise Timing
Commentators unanimously highlight the phrase 'according to the years of a hireling.' This signifies a precise, non-negotiable timeframe. Unlike a vague prediction, God gives a specific, one-year deadline for this judgment, demonstrating His absolute sovereignty over time and events. This precision was meant to be a test of the prophecy and a comfort to God's people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Within a year - What has been said before was figurative. Here the prophet speaks without a metaphor and fixes the time when this would be…
19th Century
Anglican
According to the years of an hireling ... The prophet uses, as in Isaiah 16:14, the formula which expressed the most prec…
16th Century
Protestant
For so has the Lord said to me. He adds that this defeat of the Arabians, of which he prophesied, is close at hand, which tended greatly t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For thus has the Lord said unto me The prophet; which confirms what is before said, as well as assures the accomplishment…
The Arabians lived in tents and kept cattle. A destroying army will be brought upon them and make them an easy prey.
We do not know what str…
13th Century
Catholic
The burden of the desert of the sea. Here the prophet threatens the enemies who oppressed Israel by taking their goods, e…
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