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You will give them hardness of heart, your curse to them.
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A Curse of Spiritual Blindness
Commentators explain that the phrase “hardness of heart” (or “sorrow of heart”) signifies more than just sadness. The original Hebrew suggests a “covering” or “veil” over the heart, pointing to a divine judgment of spiritual blindness, obstinacy, and an inability to perceive the truth or impending doom.
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Lamentations
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lamentations 3:55: A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies.
Out of the low dungeon - The lowest p…
19th Century
Anglican
Sorrow of heart —Literally, covering, with a sense like that of the “veil upon the heart” of [Reference 2 Corinthians 3:1…
16th Century
Protestant
He expresses what the vengeance was to be, namely that God would give them up to a reprobate mind. For by מגנת-לב, meganet-leb, he no doub…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Give them sorrow of heartThat which will cause sorrow of heart; such judgments and punishments as will be grievous to them. So…
Faith emerges victorious, for in these verses the prophet concludes with some comfort. Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of m…
13th Century
Catholic
Here he asks for vengeance against his enemies. Because of his confidence that his prayer will be heard, he offers more of a prediction than a pray…
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