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God's Sovereign Judgment
Commentators emphasize that the text calls the dead "the slain of Jehovah," highlighting that this global catastrophe is not random human conflict but the direct, sovereign judgment of God. John Calvin notes this shows God acting as the judge over all nations, from one end of the earth to the other.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Theologian
Lamented - See the marginal reference and Jeremiah 8:2.
19th Century
Bishop
They shall not be lamented ... — As in other depictions of slaughter (Jeremiah 8:2; Jeremiah 16:4…
16th Century
Theologian
This verse explains what I have just said; and from this it also appears that the Prophet did not speak of mutual slaughters inflicted by one natio…
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17th Century
Pastor
And the slain of the Lord
Slain by his permission, yea, by his orders, according to his will, in his wrath and sore d…
17th Century
Minister
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…