“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.”
It shall come about on that day that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against her. God will transform Jerusalem from a vulnerable city into an immovable stone that injures all who attempt to move it, paradoxically becoming stronger through attempted destruction. The unanimous gathering of nations against Jerusalem indicates an eschatological siege involving all humanity, yet even this universal opposition will not accomplish Jerusalem's defeat. The image of a stone that hurts those who touch it suggests that Jerusalem's strength derives from God's unshakeable commitment, not from military capability. This verse emphasizes that divine protection of the covenant city surpasses all human military calculation.
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