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For through the anger of Yahweh did it happen in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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God's Sovereignty in Judgment
Commentators explain that God's anger over Judah's persistent sin was the ultimate cause of the exile. In His sovereignty, God allowed King Zedekiah to rebel against Babylon. This rebellion, a sinful act in itself, became the very instrument God used to bring about His long-foretold judgment, showing how He works through human choices to fulfill His purposes.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It - that is, Zedekiah’s evil doing.
Presence, that Zedekiah - Or, punctuate as: “presence. And Zedekiah” etc.
16th Century
Protestant
Laus Deo
Commentary on Lamentations
Calvin's Preface
LECTURES OF JOHN CALVIN
ON
THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah Or, "besides…
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