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The voice of Yahweh cries to the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see your name: hear you the rod, and who has appointed it.
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God's Urgent Warning
Commentators emphasize that God's voice "cries" to the city, signifying a loud, public, and urgent warning, not a quiet whisper. John Calvin notes this leaves no excuse for ignorance. The message is a divine call to "awake" from spiritual complacency and pay attention to God's word delivered through His prophet.
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Micah
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18th Century
Theologian
The voice of the Lord cries to the city—that is, Jerusalem, as the metropolis of their wealth and their sin, the head and heart of their off…
19th Century
Bishop
To the city — that is, Jerusalem, the metropolis of the wealth and sinfulness of Judah.
The man of wisdom will see …
Preacher
God's voice to his people is often uttered by means of their affliction. Hear ye the rod. He wishes us to understand that judgments and ca…
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16th Century
The Prophet complains here that he and other teachers accomplished little, though their cry resounded and was heard by the whole people. He therefo…
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord's voice crieth unto the city The Lord having has bid his prophet call to the mountains and hills to hear hi…
Minister
God, having shown how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This voice of the Lord …
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