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A Desperate, Futile Flight
Commentators note that the cry "Flee, save your lives!" captures the panic of the Moabites. Some scholars, like John Gill, suggest the prophet speaks ironically, highlighting that even their frantic attempts to escape would be in vain. This serves as a stark reminder that there is no true escape from God's judgment apart from repentance.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 48:6
18th Century
Theologian
Like the heath - Or, Like a destitute man. See the marginal reference note.
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 48:6
19th Century
Bishop
Be like the heath in the wilderness. —Here, as in Jeremiah 17:6, the stunted solitary shrub in the desert is taken as the…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 48:5–6
16th Century
Theologian
Here Jeremiah uses another figure, that weeping would be heard everywhere in the ascent to Luhith. It is probable, and it appears from the Prophet’…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 48:6
17th Century
Pastor
Flee, save your lives These are either the words of the Moabites, their cry of destruction mentioned in the latter part o…