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Thus says Yahweh of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
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Judgment Spreads Like a Storm
Commentators explain that the judgment described is not a single, isolated event but a process that spreads sequentially across the globe. John Calvin likens it to a contagion, while others focus on the storm metaphor: a tempest that begins on the horizon and eventually engulfs all nations, showing that God's judgment will reach even the most remote places.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A great whirlwind - Or, storm.
The coasts of the earth - See Jeremiah 6:22 note. The thunderstorm seen first on the edge of th…
19th Century
Anglican
Whirlwind. —The word, as in Jeremiah 23:19, is more generic, a tempest. The storm is seen as if rising from the "coasts"—…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah continues with the subject we began to explain in the last lecture. He had previously prophesied God’s judgments, which were near many nat…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord of hosts, behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation Begin …
The Lord has just ground for controversy with every nation and every person, and He will execute judgment on all the wicked. Who can avoid tremblin…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he gives the interpretation of the vision:
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