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We have heard the report of it; our hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of us, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
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The Paralysis of Fear
Commentators note that the verse vividly portrays the people's reaction to news of the approaching enemy. Their "hands wax feeble," a state of paralysis and terror that renders them unable to defend themselves. One scholar contrasts this with the enemy's hands, which "lay hold" of their weapons with strength (v. 23), highlighting how fear, born from disobedience, made them completely helpless.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The effect upon the Jewish people of the news of Nebuchadnezzar's approach.
Become weak — Are relaxed. It is the opposite of what is …
19th Century
Anglican
We have heard the fame. —Another dramatic impersonation of the cry of terror from the dwellers in Jerusalem, when they he…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah proceeds in the same manner; for he sets the judgment of God before the eyes of the Jews and draws them, as it were, against their will, i…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
We have heard the fame thereof Meaning not the prophet's report then, but the rumour of the enemy's coming from anot…
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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