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Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be you very desolate, says Yahweh.
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A Sin Against Nature
Commentators explain that God addresses the heavens because the people's hearts are too hard to listen. This literary device, where God speaks to inanimate creation, is used to show how unnatural and shocking Israel's sin is. The offense is so profound that even the heavens, which lack understanding, are called to be horrified, emphasizing a transgression that seems to violate the very order of nature.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be astonished - The King James Version uses this word as equivalent to “to be stupefied.”
Desolate - Or, “be dry.” In horror a…
19th Century
Anglican
Be astonished, O you heavens. —The adjuration had been made familiar by a like utterance in Isaiah 1:2;[Reference Deutero…
Baptist
Be astonished, O you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be very desolate, says the LORD. For my people have committed two evils; they ha…
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16th Century
Protestant
When the Prophet saw that he had to deal with men who were completely dull-minded, almost entirely lacking reason, he turned to address the heavens…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Be astonished, O you heavens, at this Meaning either the angels in heaven, or the heavens themselves, by a personifi…
Before God punishes sinners, he pleads with them, to bring them to repentance. He pleads with us, what we should plead with ourselves. Be afraid to…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, he magnifies their guilt by noting the enormity of their wrongdoing. First, he states his intention, which is judgment: I will still cont…
