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[to wit], Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings of it, and the princes of it, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
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Judgment Begins at Home
Multiple commentators emphasize that Jerusalem and Judah are listed first because judgment begins “at the house of God” (1 Peter 4:17). John Calvin explains this is because God's people are held to a higher standard, as they know His will but have disobeyed. Their punishment serves as a stark warning to other nations, fulfilling the principle, “if this be done in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?” (Luke 23:31).
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As it is this day - Words omitted by the Septuagint, and probably added by Jeremiah after the murder of Gedaliah had completed the …
19th Century
Anglican
As it is this day. —The words are not in the Septuagint, and may probably have been added after the prediction had received its fu…
16th Century
Protestant
He begins with Jerusalem, as it is said elsewhere that judgment would begin at God’s house (1 Peter 4:17). And there is nothing opposed…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[To wit], Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah Which are mentioned first, because God's judgments began with them, as they …
The evil and good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the predicted threat is revealed through a symbolic vision. This revelation is presented in two parts:
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