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For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good, says Yahweh: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
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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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19th Century
Anglican
He shall burn it with fire. —Another detail of prediction fulfilled literally in Jeremiah 52:13. Such a destruction was, …
16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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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Presbyterian
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…
13th Century
Catholic
First, he addresses the manner of the assault: With a strong hand, and an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out I will rule over…
