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Through the wrath of Yahweh of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spares his brother.
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Judgment Stems from God's Wrath
Commentators agree that the chaos described is a direct result of God's righteous anger against sin. The imagery of a burnt, darkened land where people are 'fuel for the fire' is not accidental but a vivid depiction of divine judgment. As Matthew Henry notes, this severe affliction comes because the people refuse to turn back to God who strikes them, leading to greater judgment.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Through the wrath - By the anger, or indignation. This spreading desolation is the proof of his anger.
Is the land da…
19th Century
Anglican
Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened ... —The vision of darkness and famine that had come before t…
16th Century
Protestant
Through the anger of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened. After having shown that the cause of all our evils proceeds from ourselves, a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened Brought into great distre…
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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