And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones , fire, and brimstone.
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Gill's Exposition
Thus will l magnify myself, and sanctify myself,.... Show the greatness of his power, and the strictness of his justice and holiness, and glorify these, and all other of his perfections, in the…
Adam Clarke
Great hailstones, fire, and brimstone - These are probably figurative expressions, to signify that the whole tide of the war should be against him, and that his defeat and slaughter should be great.…
This latter part of the chapter is a repetition of the former; the dream is doubled, for the thing is certain and to be very carefully regarded.
I. It is here again foretold that this spiteful enemy…
Cambridge Bible
I will plead i.e. contend. Jehovah's pleadings are often great acts of judgment, Isa 66:16; Jer 25:31. Cf. Eze 5:17; Eze 14:19; Isa 29:6; Isa 30:30; Psa 11:6, for similar judgments.
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