When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
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Gill's Exposition
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famines,.... Either famine itself, which is as an arrow; it is taken out of the quiver of the Lord of hosts, and is shot by him; and moves swiftly when…
Adam Clarke
The evil arrows of famine - Famine and pestilence are represented as poisoned arrows, inflicting death wherever they wound. The ancients represented them in the same way.
We have here the explanation of the foregoing similitude: This is Jerusalem. Thus it is usual in scripture language to give the name of the thing signified to the sign; as when Christ said, This is my…
Cambridge Bible
arrows of famine Cf. Deu 32:23-24.
shall be for their destruction as R.V., that are for destruction.
Iwill increase lit. add, i.e. send famine upon famine upon you. On "staff of bread" cf. ch. Eze…
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