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The kings of the earth didn`t believe, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
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A Shock to the World
Commentators explain that Jerusalem's fall was unbelievable to the watching world. Due to its formidable fortifications, its mountainous location, and God's history of protecting it, the city was widely considered impregnable. Its capture by an enemy was a stunning event on the world stage.
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Lamentations
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Though Jerusalem had been several times captured (1 Kings 14:26; 2 Kings 14:13; 2 Kings 23:33–35), yet it had b…
19th Century
Anglican
Would not have believed. —In looking to the fact that Jerusalem had been taken by Shishak (1 Kings 14:26) and…
16th Century
Protestant
He confirms the same point; for when something unbelievable happens, either we are extremely stupid, or we must be moved and affected. The Prophet,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, &c.] Not only the neighbouring nations, and the kings of th…
What a change is here! Sin tarnishes the beauty of the most exalted powers and the most excellent gifts; but that gold, tried in the fire, which Ch…
13th Century
Catholic
Here he shows that the event was astonishing because it would have previously been unbelievable. Kings and inhabitants would not have believ…
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