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In the city is left desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction.
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The Heart of the City is Broken
Commentators explain that the destruction of the gate was particularly significant. In ancient cities, the gate was the center of public life—for commerce, justice, and community gatherings. Its ruin, as scholars like Calvin and Ellicott note, symbolized the complete collapse of the city's social fabric and security, leaving behind only profound solitude.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the gate is smitten with destruction - The word translated ‘destruction’ may denote ‘a crash’ (Gesenius). The idea is that the …
19th Century
Anglican
In the city is left desolation. —Better, of the city. Nothing should be left but its crumbling ruins. The “gate,…
16th Century
Protestant
In the city is left desolation. By an elegant mode of expression he describes the desolation of Jerusalem or of many other cities. The orn…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In the city is left desolation And nothing else, palaces, houses, and temples burnt, and inhabitants destroyed; none but …
All whose treasures and happiness are laid up on earth, will soon be brought to poverty and misery. It is good to apply to ourselves what the Scrip…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Behold the Lord. In this part, the prophet threatens the destruction of the entire earth. This can refer either to the de…
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