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Return to her just as she returned, and double to her the double according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
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A Just and Full Judgment
The command to give Babylon a "double" portion of judgment does not mean God is being unjust. Commentators explain this is a Hebrew expression for a full, severe, and complete punishment. It signifies that the judgment will perfectly match the extreme wickedness of her sins, ensuring a total and fitting requital for her evil deeds, in line with Old Testament principles of justice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Reward her even as she rewarded you. It is not said to whom this command is addressed, but it would seem to be to those who had been perse…
Render as she rendered (αποδοτε ως απεδωκεν). Second aorist (effective) active imperative and first aorist (effective) active of α…
19th Century
Anglican
Reward her even as she rewarded . . .—The same voice that commands the people of God to come forth, summons the agents of vengeanc…
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“Come out of her, my people” forms the burden of Jeremiah’s refrain concerning Babylon (Jeremiah 50:8; Jeremiah 51:6–9; cf.…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Reward her even as she rewarded you This is spoken to the people of God, who are before called out of Babylon; and t…
The downfall and destruction of the mystical Babylon are determined in the counsels of God. Another angel comes from heaven. This seems to be Chris…
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