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A Sudden, Purposeful Shift
Commentators unanimously note the abrupt change from the previous verses' promises to this verse's harsh summons for judgment. John Calvin explains this isn't a contradiction but a divine strategy to prepare believers for future hardship so they don't lose faith, while also warning hypocrites who wrongly claim God's promises without obedience.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 56:9
18th Century
Theologian
All you beasts of the field - This evidently begins a new subject and refers to an invasion of the land of Judea.
In the previous cha…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 56:9
19th Century
Bishop
All ye beasts of the field... —The sudden change of tone indicates that we enter on an entirely new section, which extend…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 56:9
16th Century
Theologian
All you beasts of the field. This prediction appears to contradict what came before; for what the Prophet has until now said was full of t…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 56:9
17th Century
Pastor
All you beasts of the field, come to devour
Which may be understood either literally of savage beasts being called t…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 56:9–12
17th Century
Minister
Desolating judgments are called for; and this severe rebuke of the rulers and teachers of the Jewish church is applicable to other ages and places.…