The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, If Israel was not spared, much less the pagan, utterly corrupt, and having no mixture of truth, such as Israel in its worst state possessed (1 Peter 4:17). Their ruin was to be utter: Israel's but temporary (). The nations denounced are seven, the... [ Continue Reading ]
_SON OF MAN, SET THY FACE AGAINST THE AMMONITES, AND PROPHESY AGAINST THEM;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; SAY UNTO THE AMMONITES ..... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. BEHOLD, THEREFORE I WILL DELIVER THEE TO THE MEN OF THE EAST - literally, children o... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND I WILL MAKE RABBAH A STABLE FOR CAMELS, AND THE AMMONITES A COUCHINGPLACE FOR FLOCKS: AND YE SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; BECAUSE THOU HAST CLAPPED THINE HANDS ... BEHOLD, THEREFORE I WILL STRETCH OUT MINE HAND UPON THEE - "Because thou hast clapped th... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen; BECAUSE THAT MOAB AND SEIR DO SAY. Moab, Seir, and Ammon were contiguous countries, stretching in one line from Gilead on the north to the Red Sea. They therefore naturally acted... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim, THEREFORE, BEHOLD, I WILL OPEN THE SIDE OF MOAB FROM THE CITIES ... UNTO THE MEN OF THE EAST. I will open up the side or... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND I WILL EXECUTE JUDGMENTS UPON MOAB; AND THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; BECAUSE THAT EDOM HATH DEALT AGAINST THE HOUSE OF JUDAH BY TAKING VENGEANCE - literally, revenging with revengement - i:e., by taking th... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. I WILL MAKE IT DESOLATE FROM TEMAN; AND THEY OF DEDAN SHALL FALL BY THE SWORD - rather, 'I wi... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD. I WILL LAY MY VENGEANCE UPON EDOM BY THE HAND OF MY PEOPLE ISRAEL - namely, by Judas Maccabeus.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred; BECAUSE THE PHILISTINES HAVE DEALT BY REVENGE ... TO DESTROY IT FOR THE OLD HATRED - (; 1 Samuel 14:1; , in Ahaz' reign, "The Philistines ...... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. I WILL CUT OFF THE CHERETHIMS. There is a play on similar sounds in the Hebrew, 'Hichratti Cherethim,' I will slay the slayers... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD, WHEN I SHALL LAY MY VENGEANCE UPON THEM - they shall know me, not in mercy, but by my vengeance on them (). Rem... [ Continue Reading ]