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Then I said, I will not feed you: that which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat everyone the flesh of another.
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A Just Withdrawal
Commentators emphasize that this verse portrays God's just withdrawal, not arbitrary cruelty. After acting as a faithful shepherd and being repeatedly rejected, God relinquishes His protective role. The resulting chaos—death, violence, and internal strife—is presented as the natural and deserved consequence for a people who refused His care, thus vindicating God from blame for their ruin.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I said, I will not feed you - God, at last, leaves the rebellious soul or people to itself. As He says by Moses, Then My anger shall…
19th Century
Anglican
(Isaiah 9:20).
Baptist
Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every on…
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16th Century
Protestant
God now declares what had been briefly mentioned before—that His judgment could not be considered cruel, because the people had been extremely wick…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said I, I will not feed you That is, any longer; either personally, or by his apostles; he fed them himself, du…
Christ came into this world for judgment on the Jewish church and nation, which were wretchedly corrupt and degenerate. Those who do wrong and just…
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