Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
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Gill's Exposition
Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel,.... Who, though kind and gracious to Israel as their covenant God, is yet just and righteous, as well as he is a sovereign Being and Lord of all:
behold,…
Adam Clarke
Both his ears shall tingle - תצלנה titstsalnah; something expressive of the sound in what we call, from the same sensation, the tingling of the ears. This is the consequence of having the ears…
Here is the doom of Judah and Jerusalem read, and it is heavy doom. The prophets were sent, in the first place, to teach them the knowledge of God, to remind them of their duty and direct them in it.…
Cambridge Bible
therefore Here again the LXX. translates the Hebrew word by οὐχ οὑτῶς. See note on 2Ki 1:3.
Iam bringing[R.V. I bring] such evil The R.V. prints -such" in ordinary type. For the expression -the ears…
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