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I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.
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Judgment on All Classes
Commentators unanimously explain that the imagery of 'lambs... rams with he-goats' signifies the total destruction of Babylon's population. Scholars note this includes all classes of people, from the leaders (rams, he-goats) to the common folk (lambs), showing that God's judgment is comprehensive and inescapable for the entire society.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lambs ... rams ... he goats - that is, all classes of the population (see Isaiah 34:6 note).
19th Century
Anglican
I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter ... —The figure is changed, and the revellers appear as themselves des…
16th Century
Protestant
This is a comparison different from the former, when the Prophet said that they would be like lions, but only regarding their roaring. But He now s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter To the place of slaughter; who shall be able to make no more resi…
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
