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I will encamp against you round about, and will lay siege against you with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against you.
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God's Sovereignty in Judgment
Multiple commentators, including John Calvin and John Gill, emphasize that God is presented as the direct agent of the siege. Although a human army would carry out the attack, the text says 'I will encamp against you.' This was meant to force the people of Jerusalem to recognize that their suffering was a direct judgment from God for their sins, rather than just a political or military event.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I will camp against you - That is, I will cause an army to pitch their tents there for a siege. God regards the armies which He…
19th Century
Anglican
I will encamp against you ... —The words describe the strategy of an Eastern siege, as we see it in the Assyrian sculptur…
16th Century
Protestant
And I will camp against you round about. By the word כדור (kāddūr) he alludes to the roundness of a ball; and the expression corr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will camp against you round about Or as a "ball" or "globe" F15 ; a camp all around; the Lord is sa…
Ariel may signify the altar of burnt offerings. Let Jerusalem know that outward religious services will not make people free from judgments. Hypocr…
13th Century
Catholic
Woe to Ariel. In this part, he presents a threat against the people or against the city, and this is divided into two parts.
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