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The voice of those who flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Yahweh our God, the vengeance of his temple.
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God's Vengeance for His Temple
Commentators explain that the fall of Babylon was not merely a political event. For the escaping Jewish exiles, it was a clear sign of God's specific justice. They were to declare in Zion that God was avenging the desecration and destruction of His holy temple, demonstrating that an attack on His house is an attack on Him.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The voice of them ... - that is, there is a sound of fugitives escaping from Babylonia. The Jews saw in the fall of Babylon Yahweh’…
19th Century
Anglican
The voice of them that flee ... —The abruptness of the opening words, as if the prophet heard the cry of the escaping exi…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet again shows that God, in punishing Babylon, would give a sure proof of His favor toward His church. For this prophecy would have been u…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon The Jews that were …
The forces are mustered and empowered to destroy Babylon. Let them do what God demands, and they will bring to pass what he threatens. The pride of…
