Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled .
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Gill's Exposition
Destruction cometh,.... Upon the temple, city, nation, and people; the king of Babylon, the destroyer of the Gentiles, and now of the Jews, being on his way, Jer 4:7;
and they shall seek peace, and…
Barnes' Notes
The worst of the pagan - The most cruel and terrible of nations - the Chaldaeans. The pomp of the strong - Compare Lev 26:19 “The strong” are those who pride themselves in imaginary strength. Their…
Adam Clarke
The worst of the heathen - The Chaldeans; the most cruel and idolatrous of all nations.
Here is, I. The prisoner arraigned: Make a chain, in which to drag the criminal to the bar, and set him before the tribunal of divine justice; let him stand in fetters (as a notorious malefactor),…
Cambridge Bible
worst of the heathen Cf. Eze 28:7; Eze 30:11 the terrible of the nations. Jer 6:23; Hab 1:7.
the pomp of the strong Or, pride. In Eze 24:21 the pride of their strength, and so LXX. here. Cf. Eze…
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