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Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
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The Gravity of Premeditated Sin
Commentators unanimously emphasize that the sin condemned here is not a momentary lapse but a deliberate, premeditated act. The wicked "devise iniquity" and "work evil upon their beds," turning a time meant for rest and holy thoughts into a workshop for plotting injustice. They then execute their plans at the first light of day, revealing a heart fully committed to wrongdoing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The prophet had declared that evil should come down on Samaria and Jerusalem for their sins. He had pronounced them sinners against God; he now spe…
19th Century
Anglican
Woe to them that devise. —The prophet proceeds to denounce the sins for which the country was to receive deserved punishm…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet does not speak here only against the Israelites, as some think, who have incorrectly limited this part of his teaching to the ten tribe…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Woe to them that devise iniquity Any kind of iniquity; idolatry, or worshipping of idols, for the word is used sometimes …
Woe to the people who devise evil during the night, and rise early to carry it into execution! It is bad to commit mischief on a sudden impulse, mu…
