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For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within sixty-five years shall Ephraim be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people:
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Commentators explain that God's first message is one of immediate reassurance. By stating that Damascus is the head of Syria, God declares that this enemy kingdom will not expand to conquer Judah. Its power is limited by God's sovereign decree. As one scholar notes, the enemies Ahaz fears are like 'smoking firebrands'—they look threatening but are nearly burnt out and will not derail God's plan.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the head of Syria - The "capital." The "head" is often used in this sense.
Is Damascus - For an account of this city, see …
19th Century
Anglican
The head of Syria is Damascus ... — The prediction of the failure of the alliance is emphasized. Each city, Damascus and …
Baptist
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let …
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16th Century
Protestant
For the head of Syria is Damascus. It is as if he had said, “Those two kings shall have their limits, as they have them now. They aspire t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the head of Syria [is] Damascus. Damascus was the metropolis of Syria, the chief city in it, where the king had his p…
Ungodly men are often punished by others as bad as themselves. Being in great distress and confusion, the Jews gave up all for lost. They had made …
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13th Century
Catholic
And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham. Here, the threat against the enemies of the two tribes is presented. …
