Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
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Gill's Exposition
They not existing, or being fled into holes and corners, to rocks and mountains, to hide themselves from the wrath of the Lamb, Rev 6:15,
even them that contended with thee; or, "the men of thy…
Barnes' Notes
Thou shalt seek them - This denotes that it would be impossible to find them, for they should cease to exist. The whole verse, with the verse following, is emphatic, repeating in varied terms what was…
The scope of these verses is to silence the fears, and encourage the faith, of the servants of God in their distresses. Perhaps it is intended, in the first place, for the support of God's Israel, in…
Humanly speaking Israel has cause for fear, being surrounded by opponents; but they shall be put to utter confusion.
11f. incensed lit. "inflamed," as in ch. Isa 45:24; Son 1:6. The precise form…