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Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.
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Judgment on All Levels
Commentators explain that the phrases "head and tail" and "palm-branch and rush" are powerful metaphors. They signify that God's judgment will encompass every level of society, from the most honored leaders (the stately palm branch) down to the most common people (the lowly rush).
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Will cut off head and tail - This is a proverbial expression, which is explained in the following verse; see also ([Reference Deute…
19th Century
Anglican
Head and tail, branch and rush ... —The “branch” is strictly that of the palm-tree, which in its stately height correspon…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel. He indicates that God’s vengeance will be universal and will involve all levels of society. F…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail , &c.] The former of these is afterwards interpreted as "the an…
Those are ripening quickly for ruin whose hearts remain unhumbled under humbling providences. For what God intends when He afflicts us is to turn u…
13th Century
Catholic
1. The Lord sent a word into Jacob. Here, he describes the sequence of punishment according to its various types.
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