Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
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Gill's Exposition
Make ye mention to the nations,.... This, according to Kimchi, is the sum and substance of the voice from Dan. It seems to be a summons to the nations to gather together to join the king of Babylon in…
Barnes' Notes
Proclaim ye to the pagan, “Behold!” Cry aloud concerning “Jerusalem, that watchers” are on their way “from a far country: and” will “give out their voice against the cities of Judah.” The pagan are…
God's usual method is to warn before he wounds. In these verses, accordingly, God gives notice to the Jews of the general desolation that would shortly be brought upon them by a foreign invasion. This…
Cambridge Bible
make ye mention to the nations They are bidden to witness the impending judgement. Cp. Mic 1:2, and the appeal to heaven and earth in Isa 1:2; Mic 6:1 f.
watchers besiegers, the Chaldaeans. But to…
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