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Yahweh, I cry to you, For the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, And the flame has burned all the trees of the field.
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Cry Out, Even if Alone
Commentators like John Calvin highlight that the prophet resolves to cry out to God personally, even when the people are spiritually deaf and unresponsive. This serves as a powerful model for believers: our personal responsibility to pray and turn to God doesn't depend on the actions of others. It is an individual act of faith and intercession.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O Lord, to Thee will I cry - This is the only hope left, and contains all hopes. From the Lord was the infliction; in Him is the he…
19th Century
Anglican
The fire hath devoured. —This may be explained as produced by the scorching heat bringing about spontaneous combustion, o…
16th Century
Protestant
When the Prophet saw that he succeeded less than he expected, leaving the people, he speaks of what he would do himself: I will cry to thee, Je…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O Lord, to you will I cry Or pray, as the Targum; with great vehemency and earnestness, commiserating the case of man and…
The sorrow of the people is turned into repentance and humiliation before God. With all the marks of sorrow and shame, sin must be confessed and la…
