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God's Certain Proclamation
The verse repeats commands to “declare,” “publish,” and “set up a standard.” Commentators explain this emphasis was necessary because Babylon’s power seemed absolute and its fall incredible. This repetition highlights God's sovereign certainty in fulfilling His promises, no matter how impossible they seem from a human perspective.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Theologian
Confounded ... confounded - ashamed ... ashamed.
Merodach - This deity, in the inscriptions Marduk, was the tutelary god of Ba…
19th Century
Bishop
Set up a standard. —Better, lift up a signal. The noun is the same as in Jeremiah 4:6; Jeremiah 4:21.…
16th Century
Theologian
He predicts the ruin of Babylon, not in simple words, because nothing seemed then more unreasonable than to announce the things which God eventuall…
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17th Century
Pastor
Declare you among the nations
The taking of Babylon; a piece of news, in which the nations of the world had a concer…
17th Century
Minister
The king of Babylon was kind to Jeremiah, yet the prophet must foretell the ruin of that kingdom. If our friends are God's enemies, we dare not spe…