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Don`t go forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, [and] terror, are on every side.
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Trapped by Judgment
Commentators explain this verse as a vivid depiction of a city under siege. The danger from the invading enemy is so complete that everyday activities like working in the fields or traveling on the roads become life-threatening. This external threat is a direct result of the people's internal sin, leaving them cornered and full of fear.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the sword of the enemy - literally, “for to the enemy a sword; that is, for the enemy is armed,” he has a commission from God to execute…
19th Century
Anglican
The field. — i.e., the open country. To pass beyond the walls of the beleaguered city would be full of danger. The warnin…
16th Century
Protestant
He confirms the previous verse. For the Jews, as it has been said, regarded all threats as nothing. It was therefore necessary that they should be …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Go not forth into the field Either for pleasure, or for business; to take a walk in it for the air, or to till it, p…
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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