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They shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea: and if one look to the land, behold, darkness [and] distress; and the light is darkened in the clouds of it.
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Nowhere to Run
Commentators explain that the imagery of a roaring sea and a darkened land paints a picture of total, inescapable doom. When God's judgment arrives, looking for help in any earthly direction—to the land for safety or the sky for light—is futile. All that can be found is darkness, distress, and overwhelming calamity, showing the terrifying completeness of divine wrath.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They shall roar against them - The army that will come up will roar against the Jews. The image of “the roaring of the sea” indicat…
19th Century
Anglican
They shall roar against them. —Literally, there is a roaring over him. The verb is the same as in the previous v…
16th Century
Protestant
He shall roar against him. The Prophet adds this so that the Jews may understand that the fierce attack of the Chaldeans is not accidental…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea That is, the Roma…
Let no one expect to live easily who lives wickedly. Sin weakens the strength, the root of a people; it defaces the beauty, the blossoms of a peopl…
13th Century
Catholic
For after this his anger is not turned away. Here he presents the common and ultimate punishment regarding their captivit…
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