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It shall happen, that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, says Yahweh, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
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Submission as the Only Path
Commentators emphasize that resistance to Nebuchadnezzar is futile because he is God's chosen instrument. Resisting him is portrayed as fighting against God Himself. This defiance would not lead to freedom but to the triple judgment of sword, famine, and pestilence, ultimately ending in the very submission the people sought to avoid. As Matthew Henry notes, it is better to accept a humbling providence than to bring a heavier destruction upon oneself.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 27:8
19th Century
Bishop
That nation will I punish. — Better translation: I will visit. The three forms of punishment go naturally togeth…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 27:8
16th Century
Theologian
After having proclaimed His decree through Jeremiah, God now adds a threat, so that the Jews, as well as others, might willingly and with resigned …
John Gill
On Jeremiah 27:8
17th Century
Pastor
And it shall come to pass, [that] the nation and kingdom which
will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar th…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 27:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Jeremiah is to prepare a sign that all the neighbouring countries would be made subject to the king of Babylon. God asserts his right to dispose of…