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Thus says Yahweh, Behold, a people comes from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
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God Orchestrates Judgment
Commentators unanimously highlight that the invading nation is "stirred up" or "roused" by God Himself. This isn't a random political event. Scholars like Calvin and Gill explain that God is the ultimate agent, using the Chaldean army as the "scourge of his wrath" to execute His judgment upon Judah. This reveals God's sovereignty over the affairs of nations.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Raised – Or, awakened, to undertake distant expeditions.
The sides of the earth – Or ends, the most distant regions ().
19th Century
Anglican
From the north country ... — The words point, as in Jeremiah 1:13-15, to the Chaldean, perhaps, also, to…
16th Century
Protestant
It was no useless repetition when the Prophet said so often that God said. He might have said only, “Behold, a nation shall come from the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord, behold, a people comes from the north country
The Assyrians from Babylon, which lay north of J…
God rejects their outward services, as worthless to atone for their sins. Sacrifice and incense were to direct them to a Mediator; but when offered…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, he describes the coming of the enemy explicitly.
First, he describes the nature of the enemy.
Second, the incorrigibi…
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