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She is empty, void, and waste. The heart melts, the knees knock together, their bodies and faces have grown pale.
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The Anatomy of Terror
Commentators detail how God's judgment on Nineveh brings about a complete physical and psychological collapse. The description moves from the city's external state ('empty, void, waste') to the internal state of its people. Scholars note the progression of fear: from a 'melting heart' to 'knees smiting together,' agonizing pain, and faces pale with dread. This vivid picture illustrates the total helplessness of those who face God's wrath.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
She is empty and void and waste — The completeness of her judgment is declared first under that solemn number, three, and the three…
19th Century
Anglican
And the faces of them all gather blackness. —Better, perhaps, and all faces withdraw their brightness. (See Note…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here confirms what the last verse contains; for he shows why he had called the Chaldeans to take away the spoil—because it was to be so…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
She is empty, and void, and waste The city of Nineveh, empty of inhabitants, being killed, or having fled; and strip…
Nineveh shall not avert this judgment; there is no counsel or strength against the Lord. God looks upon proud cities, and brings them down. A parti…
