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Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; [yes], let him make peace with me.
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God's Earnest Call to Peace
Commentators agree that this verse is a profound and gracious invitation from God. Instead of inevitable judgment, God offers a path to reconciliation. Scholars like John Calvin note that the repetition of 'make peace with me' highlights God's earnest and sincere desire to be reconciled with humanity, extending an offer of refuge even to His enemies.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Or let him - The Hebrew word rendered here "or" (או 'ô) means “unless.” The sense is that the enemies of the Jewish people w…
19th Century
Anglican
Or let him take hold of my strength. —Or, Let him lay hold on my fortress: let him make peace with Me. The thoug…
Baptist
Or let him take hold of my strength,
This is what the repenting and believing sinner does; he lays hold of Christ; he takes the str…
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16th Century
Protestant
Will she take hold of my strength? או (ō), is frequently a disjunctive conjunction, and therefore this passage is explained as if the part…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Or let him take hold of my strength Not on the law, as the Targum and Kimchi; but on Christ, as Jerom rightly interp…
The Lord Jesus, with his strong sword, the power of his death, and the preaching of his gospel, does destroy and will destroy the one who had the p…
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13th Century
Catholic
In that day. In this part, the author recalls God’s divine and fatherly correction. This correction comes first by foreign scour…
