Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 1 Thessalonians 5:3
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1 Thessalonians5:3
3. they--the men of the world. 1Th 5:5, 6; 1Th 4:13, "others," all the rest of the world save Christians.
Peace--(Jud 18:7, 9, 27, 28; Jr 6:14; Eze 13:10).
then--at the very moment when they least expect it. Compare the case of Belshazzar, Da 5:1-5, 6, 9, 26-28; Herod, Ac 12:21-23.
sudden--"unawares" (Lu 21:34).
as travail--"As the labor pang" comes in an instant on the woman when otherwise engaged (Psa 48:6; Is 13:8).
shall not escape--Greek, "shall not at all escape." Another awful feature of their ruin: there shall be then no possibility of shunning it however they desire it (Am 9:2, 3; Re 6:15, 16).
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