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Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.
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Sudden and Final Judgment
Commentators unanimously emphasize that the downfall of the malicious person will be both sudden and final. They use the powerful image of a potter's vessel being shattered beyond repair. This isn't a temporary setback; it's a complete and permanent ruin from which there is no recovery or 'remedy.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The duper and the dupe shall share the same calamity.
19th Century
Anglican
Suddenly he shall be broken—Shattered as a potter’s vessel (Isaiah 30:14), without hope of recovery. This character of…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly Unthought of and unexpected: he that devises mischief to others secretly …
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