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A Name Becomes a Curse
Commentators explain that the name of the unfaithful would become so infamous that it would be used as a formula for a curse. Their punishment would serve as a proverbial example of divine judgment, to the point where someone might say, 'If I am lying, may God punish me as He did them.' This illustrates the severe consequences of rejecting God.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 65:15
18th Century
Theologian
And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen - To my people; to those whom I have selected to be my friends. The word re…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 65:15
19th Century
Bishop
You shall leave your name for a curse ... —The phrase has parallels in Numbers 5:21; Zechariah 8:13;[Reference…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 65:15
16th Century
Theologian
And you shall leave your name for a curse to my elect. He continues the same doctrine and teaches that God will eventually separate hypocr…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 65:15
17th Century
Pastor
And you shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen
Execrable and abominable to them, as the name of a Jew is t…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 65:11–16
17th Century
Minister
Here the different states of the godly and wicked, of the Jews who believed, and of those who persisted in unbelief, are set against one another. T…