11LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
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But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-11)Here the prophet further encourages us to trust in the Lord for ever, and to continue waiting on him; for, I. He will make humble souls that trust in him to triumph over their proud enemies, Isa. 26:5 , 6 . Those that exalt themselves shall be abased: For he brings down those that dwell on high ; and wherein they deal proudly he is, and will be, above them. Even the lofty city Babylon itself, or N…
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