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The burden of the word of Yahweh on the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] its resting-place (for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh);
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God Judges Nations, Protects His Own
Scholars explain this prophecy as a 'burden' or heavy judgment against nations surrounding Israel, like Syria and Phoenicia. Its historical fulfillment is often linked to Alexander the Great's conquests, which devastated these areas but miraculously spared Jerusalem. The key message for Israel, and for Christians today, is that God sovereignly protects His people even as He executes judgment in the world around them.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The burden - of the word of the Lord in (or, upon) the land of Hadrach. The foreground of this prophecy is the course of the victories of Al…
19th Century
Anglican
In the land. —Better, on the land.
Hadrach. —Until recently, this word was an insuperable difficu…
Baptist
And Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD. And Hamath also shall b…
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16th Century
Protestant
One thing had escaped my notice in the words of the Prophet—that great people and strong nations would come. We have said that “great” rat…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The burden of the word of the Lord A prophecy, as in (Proverbs 31:1) which is sometimes of things sorrow…
Here are judgements foretold on several nations. While the Macedonians and Alexander's successors were at war in these countries, the Lord promised…
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