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For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
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Sin Is the Root of Ruin
All the commentators agree that the ruin of Jerusalem and Judah was not a random tragedy but a direct result of their own sin. The verse explicitly states their 'tongue and their doings' were against the Lord. Scholars like John Calvin and Matthew Henry emphasize that the people brought this calamity upon themselves through their rebellion, removing any basis for blaming God for the consequences.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For Jerusalem ... - The prophet proceeds to show the cause of this state of things. ‘These are the words of the prophet, and not of him who …
19th Century
Anglican
For Jerusalem is ruined ...—The outward evils of the kingdom are traced to their true source. Men have provoked, in the prophet’s…
16th Century
Protestant
For Jerusalem is ruined. So that it might not be thought that God is excessively cruel when he punishes his people with such severity, the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen , &e.] This is a reason given why the government of them is refused; th…
God was about to deprive Judah of every stay and support. The city and the land were to be made desolate because their words and works had been reb…
13th Century
Catholic
For Jerusalem is ruined. Here the author explains the reason for this renunciation.
First, he presents the immediate caus…
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