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Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.
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A Global Announcement
Commentators agree that this verse is a universal proclamation from God. His powerful act of judgment against His enemies is not a secret event but a demonstration intended for the whole world—both 'far off' nations and 'near' Israel—to witness. Calvin notes this call for attention signifies an event of extraordinary importance, meant to show God's power to all humanity.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hear, you that are far off — This is an address of Yahweh, indicating that the destruction of the Assyrian army would be so signifi…
19th Century
Anglican
Hear, you that are far off ... —The fate of Assyria is proclaimed as a warning to other nations, and to Israel itself. Fo…
16th Century
Protestant
Hear, you that are far off. Isaiah here makes a preface, as if he were about to speak on a very weighty subject, for he instructs his hear…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear, you [that are] far off, what I have done Not meaning the destruction of the Assyrian, as it is commonly interp…
Here we have the proud and false destroyer justly reckoned with for all his fraud and violence. The righteous God often pays sinners in their own c…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Woe to you who plunder. In this part, the prophet begins to foretell the destruction of Israel’s enemies. This is presented in t…
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