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You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels: let now the astrologers, the star-gazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from the things that shall come on you.
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The Exhaustion of Self-Reliance
Commentators like Calvin and Barnes note that Babylon was "wearied" by its "multitude of counsels." Relying on human ingenuity, complex strategies, or worldly wisdom apart from God is ultimately exhausting and futile. The verse serves as a reminder that true rest and security are found not in our own cleverness, but in trusting God's counsel.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou art wearied - You have practiced so many arts, and practiced them so long, that you are exhausted in them. The ‘counsels’ here…
19th Century
Anglican
Let now the astrologers ... —The three words describe two aspects of the same art—
16th Century
Protestant
You have wearied yourself. He now declares still more plainly what he had previously expressed in somewhat obscure language—namely, that a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels. Taken of astrologers, diviners, and soothsayers; who were never able t…
Let us beware of acting and speaking as Babylon did; of trusting in tyranny and oppression; of boasting about our abilities, relying on ourselves, …
13th Century
Catholic
Come down, and sit in the dust. Here the prophet foretells the degradation of the kingdom of Babylon. In this regard, he does th…
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