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Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Didn`t Yahweh? he against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient to his law.
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God's Hand in Hardship
All the commentators agree that this verse's primary message is that God was the ultimate author of Israel's suffering. Scholars like Calvin and Barnes stress that the people were tempted to blame chance or the strength of their enemies, but the prophet forces them to recognize their calamity as a direct and just judgment from God for their sins.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who gave Jacob for a spoil? - Who gave up the Jewish people to be plundered? The object of this verse is to bring distinctly before…
19th Century
Anglican
Who gave Jacob for a spoil ...? — The sufferers, whether in the nearer or more distant exile, are reminded that they have…
16th Century
Protestant
Who gave Jacob for a prey? These are the matters about which Isaiah complains that the Jews did not take note. They thought either that th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers ? &c.] To the Roman soldiers, to be spoiled and robbed by them…
Observe the call given to this people, and the character given of them. Multitudes are ruined by failing to observe what they cannot help but see; …
13th Century
Catholic
Behold my servant. Here he shows the divine love of the Son, whom He promised: God so loved the world, as to give his…
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