Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
Study Helps
Interpretation
God's ambassadors must not seek to please men, or to save themselves from harm. See how God waits to be gracious.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Shiloh Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Seilun.