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God's Determined Judgment
Commentators explain that the phrase "I have set my face" signifies God's firm and unchangeable decision to bring judgment. This was not a mere possibility but a settled verdict. To resist this divine decree, as John Calvin notes, was to struggle against God himself, which could only lead to ruin. This highlights the seriousness with which God views persistent sin.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 21:10
19th Century
Bishop
He shall burn it with fire. —Another detail of prediction fulfilled literally in Jeremiah 52:13. Such a destruction was, …
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 21:10
16th Century
Theologian
He again confirms what he had said: that it would be the way of death if the Jews remained fixed in the city, for this would be to struggle against…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 21:10
17th Century
Pastor
For I have set my face against this city
Or "my fury", as the Targum; their sins had provoked the eyes of his glory;…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 21:1–10
17th Century
Minister
When the siege had begun, Zedekiah sent to ask Jeremiah concerning the event. In times of distress and danger, people often seek those to counsel a…