And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
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Gill's Exposition
And I will make the land desolate,.... The land of Judea uncultivated, men and beast being cut off; see Eze 14:15;
because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord God; acted a treacherous and…
Barnes' Notes
They shall go out ... - Rather, they have gone forth from the fire, and the fire shall devour them. The condition of the people is here depicted. The people of Israel - as a whole and as separate…
Adam Clarke
They shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them - If they escape the sword, they shall perish by the famine; if they escape the famine, they shall be led away captives. To escape…
The prophet, we may suppose, was thinking what a glorious city Jerusalem was, above any city in the world; it was the crown and joy of the whole earth; and therefore what a pity it was that it should…
Cambridge Bible
go out fromone fire Rather: they have come out of the fire, but the fire shall devour them. They are in the condition of a brand that has been plucked for a moment from the fire (Eze 15:4-5), but they…
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