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Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; don`t be cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of Yahweh`s vengeance; he will render to her a recompense.
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A Call for Separation
Commentators explain that the command to flee Babylon is an urgent call for God's people to separate themselves from a corrupt system doomed for judgment. By remaining, they risk being 'cut off in her iniquity.' This principle is echoed in Revelation 18:4, urging believers in every age to avoid entanglement with worldly systems that oppose God, lest they share in the consequences.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
Flee out of the midst of Babylon. —The words reproduce the call of Jeremiah 50:8 with a fresh motive. The city was doomed…
16th Century
Protestant
He continues with the same subject, but illustrates it with various figures; for otherwise he would not have penetrated into the hearts of the godl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Flee out of the midst of Babylon This is said either to such as were there of other nations upon trade and business,…
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Presbyterian
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
