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I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
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A Destructive Wind
Commentators explain that the 'east wind' was known as a powerful, destructive, and parching wind from the desert. This metaphor illustrates the overwhelming and irresistible force with which God would scatter His people before their enemies, emphasizing the severity and completeness of the coming judgment.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will shew them the back - The hiding of God’s face is the sure sign of His displeasure (Isaiah 1:15); ([Reference Isa…
19th Century
Anglican
With an east wind. — Manuscripts vary, some giving “with” and some “as an east wind.” The difference does not much affect the mean…
16th Century
Protestant
Though no word of comparison is expressed, if we read ב, beth, and not כ, caph, yet the Prophet employs a comparison. For God did…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy , &c.] As the east wind, which is generally strong and boi…
Sinners call it liberty to live without restraint, but for a person to be a slave to their lusts is the very worst slavery. They abandoned God for …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he speaks of the despair of those who rejected his preaching.
First, he mentions their desperation: we have no…
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