Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
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Interpretation
Those are ripening apace for ruin, whose hearts are unhumbled under humbling providences. For that which God designs, in smiting us, is, to turn us to himself; and if this point be not gained by lesser judgments, greater may be expected.
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This thought runs through Isaiah 9:8-12.
Glossary
- Rezin Person
- Firm; a prince, a king of Syria, who joined Pekah (q. v. ) in an invasion of the kingdom of Judah ( 2 Kings 15:37 ; 16:5-9 ; Isa. 7:1-8 ). Ahaz induced Tiglath-pileser III.