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John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 2:15

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall.] Which may signify everything that serves to support and defend the antichristian hierarchy, particularly the secular powers. The Targum paraphrases it, “and upon all that dwell in a high tower, and upon all that reside by a fortified wall.”
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