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They shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances of it: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he comes into our land, and when he treads within our border.
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From Defense to Offense
Commentators highlight that God's people will not merely survive attacks but will take the fight to their enemies. The verse uses the imagery of "wasting" or "feeding on" the lands of Assyria and Babylon, signifying a decisive, proactive victory. This illustrates that the Church's mission, empowered by Christ, is to advance into and overcome the world's opposition.
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Micah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And they shall waste - Literally, feed on, and so eat up. Those who were shepherds of their own people, shall consume their enemies. Jeremia…
19th Century
Anglican
They shall waste. —Literally, feed upon, consume, devour. The Land of Nimrod represents the opposing world-power…
16th Century
Protestant
In this verse, the Prophet says that the shepherds, chosen by the Church after it had been miserably oppressed by the tyranny of its enemies, would…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword Or "feedF5 upon it" with the sword, destroy the i…
Having shown how low the house of David would be brought, a prediction of the Messiah and His kingdom is added to encourage the faith of God's peop…
