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Many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Why has Yahweh done thus to this great city?
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The Outsider's Insight
Commentators like Calvin and Gill highlight a profound irony: foreign nations would understand the reason for Jerusalem's destruction better than the people of Judah. While Judah was spiritually blind to God's warnings, outsiders would correctly identify the ruin as divine judgment for sin, showing that spiritual perception is not guaranteed by heritage.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
Why has the Lord done thus ... —The coincidence of thought and language with Deuteronomy ([Reference Deu…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet shows in these words how blind the Jews were regarding their own ruin, by disregarding God's judgment in such a refractory manner. The …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And many nations shall pass by this city After it is burned down and destroyed; that is, people out of many nations trave…
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Presbyterian
The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that he may have th…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he makes a threat against the kings, according to which they are to be punished in their own person. Concerning this, he makes thre…