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Those who escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shall stand, mine, or theirs.
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God's Word Will Be Vindicated
The central point of this verse, highlighted by all commentators, is the ultimate showdown between God's prophetic word and the defiant words of the people. The few survivors would serve as living proof that God's warnings of judgment were true, while their own promises of safety in idolatry were false. As John Calvin notes, they would 'finally really find out' through hard experience that God's word is unshakeably firm.
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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
He finally adds that a few would escape. He had said before (Jeremiah 44:14) that there would be none, but added at the end of the vers…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Yet a small number that shall escape the sword The sword of the king of Babylon, and the other judgments, and which …
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…
