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Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them.
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God's Active Judgment
Commentators highlight the chilling phrase, "I will watch over them for evil." This is a terrifying reversal of God's usual providential care. Instead of watching over His people for their good, God is now actively and diligently ensuring their judgment comes to pass. As one scholar notes, He is like a predator watching its prey, a direct consequence of their rebellion. This shows that God is not indifferent to sin; He actively judges it.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Earnest as the preceding expostulation was, Jeremiah sees that it has produced no effect. He therefore utters his last warning, and with this last …
19th Century
Anglican
Hear the word of the Lord ... —The appeal to the experience of the past is followed by a prediction of the future, addressed to the wives …
16th Century
Protestant
Here he more clearly expresses what he had said in the last verse: that none of the Jews would remain alive in Egypt. He now points out the manner,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good , &c.] To bring the evil of punishment upon them, the particula…
Whatever evil comes upon us, it is because we have sinned against the Lord; we should therefore stand in awe, and sin not.
Since they were d…
