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Take the spoil of silver. Take the spoil of gold, for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
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God's Sovereign Command
Commentators like Calvin and Gill explain that the command "Take ye the spoil" is not from a human general but from God Himself, speaking through the prophet. This shows that the fall of Nineveh was not a random event but a direct, sovereign act of divine justice. God used the Babylonian and Median armies as His instruments to punish Nineveh, reminding believers that He is in control of history and will avenge the wrongs done to His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold - Nineveh had not formerly listened to the voice of the prophet, but had turned…
19th Century
Anglican
And glory. —Better, there is abundance of all precious vessels.
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet, as it were, by the command and authority of God, gives up Nineveh to the will of its enemies, so that they might spoil and plunde…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take you the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold Of which there was a great quantity in this rich and populous city: …
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…
