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Behold, I will command, says Yahweh, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.
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God Commands All Armies
Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill emphasize that when God says, "I will command," it reveals His absolute sovereignty. The Babylonian army wasn't acting on its own; God was directing its movements like a "Generalissimo." This shows that God uses even pagan nations and world events to accomplish His divine purposes and execute His judgments.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Commentators usually say that the laws dealing with the emancipation of the Hebrew slaves, as well as the law of the land resting during the sabbat…
16th Century
Protestant
He shows the same thing in other words, but the repetition was not in vain, for what we read here seemed incredible to the Jews. For they raised up…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, I will command, says the Lord, and cause them to return to this city The Lord…
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A Jew should not be held in servitude for more than seven years. This law they and their fathers had broken. And when there was some hope that the …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he threatens those who transgressed.
First, he speaks of the guilt of their fathers when he speaks of the covenant…
