Chapter 40
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comfort Isa 3:10, Isa 35:3-4, Isa 41:10-14, Isa 41:27, Isa 49:13-16, Isa 50:10, Isa 51:3, Isa 51:12, Isa 57:15-19; Isa 60:1-22, Isa 61:1-3, Isa 62:11-12, Isa 65:13-14, Isa 66:10-14; Neh 8:10; Ps 85:8; Jer 31:10-14; Zeph 3:14-17; Zech 1:13, Zech 9:9; 2Cor 1:4; 1Thess 4:18; Heb 6:17-18
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comfortably Heb. to the heart, Gen 34:3; 2Chr 30:22; Hos 2:14 *marg.
warfare or, appointed time, Ps 102:13-28; Song 2:11-13; Jer 29:11; Dan 9:2, Dan 9:24-27, Dan 11:35, Dan 12:4, Dan 12:9; Hab 2:3; Acts 1:7; Gal 4:4; Rev 6:10-11, Rev 11:15-18
that her iniquity Isa 12:1, Isa 33:24, Isa 43:25, Isa 44:22, Isa 61:7; Ps 32:1; Jer 31:33-34, Jer 33:8-9; 1Cor 6:9-11
double Isa 61:7; Job 42:10-12; Jer 16:18, Jer 17:18; Dan 9:12; Zech 1:15, Zech 9:12; Rev 18:6
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The voice Matt 3:1-3; Mark 1:2-5; Luke 3:2-6; John 1:23
Prepare Isa 35:8, Isa 57:14, Isa 62:10-11; Mal 3:1, Mal 4:5-6; Luke 1:16-17, Luke 1:76-77
make Isa 11:15-16, Isa 43:19, Isa 49:11; Ps 68:4
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valley Isa 42:11, Isa 42:15-16; 1Sam 2:8; Ps 113:7-8; Ezek 17:24, Ezek 21:26; Luke 1:52-53; Luke 3:5, Luke 18:14
every mountain Isa 2:12-15; Job 40:11-13
and the Isa 42:16, Isa 45:2; Prov 2:15
straight or, a straight place
plain or, a plain place
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the glory Isa 6:3, Isa 11:9, Isa 35:2, Isa 60:1; Ps 72:19, Ps 96:6, Ps 102:16; Hab 2:14; Luke 2:10-14; John 1:14, John 12:41; 2Cor 3:18, 2Cor 4:6; Heb 1:3; Rev 21:23
all flesh Isa 49:6, Isa 52:10, Isa 66:16, Isa 66:23; Jer 32:27; Joel 2:28; Zech 2:13; Luke 2:32, Luke 3:6; John 17:2; Acts 2:17
for the mouth Isa 1:20, Isa 58:14; Jer 9:12; Mic 4:4
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Cry Isa 40:3, Isa 12:6, Isa 58:1, Isa 61:1-2; Jer 2:2, Jer 31:6; Hos 5:8
All flesh Isa 37:27; Job 14:2; Ps 90:5-6, Ps 92:7, Ps 102:11, Ps 103:15-16; Jas 1:10-11; 1Pet 1:24
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the word Isa 46:10-11, Isa 55:10-11; Ps 119:89-91; Zech 1:6; Matt 5:18, Matt 24:35; Mark 13:31; John 10:35, John 12:34; Rom 3:1-3; 1Pet 1:25
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O Zion, that bringest good tidings or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, Isa 41:27, Isa 52:7; Ezra 1:1-2; Luke 24:47; Rom 10:18
get Judg 9:7; 1Sam 26:13-14; 2Chr 13:4
O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem
lift up Isa 52:8, Isa 58:4; Jer 22:20; Acts 2:14
be not Isa 35:3-4, Isa 51:7, Isa 51:12; Acts 4:13, Acts 4:29, Acts 5:41-42; Eph 6:19; Phil 1:28-29; 1Pet 3:14
Behold Isa 12:2, Isa 25:9; 1Tim 3:16; 1John 5:20-21
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the Lord God Isa 9:6-7, Isa 59:15-21, Isa 60:1-22; Zech 2:8-11; Mal 3:1; John 12:13, John 12:15
with strong hand or, against the strong, Isa 49:24-25, Isa 53:12; Heb 2:14; 1John 3:8
his arm Isa 59:16; Ps 2:8-9, Ps 66:3, Ps 110:1-2, Ps 110:6; Matt 28:18; Eph 1:20-22; Phil 2:10-11; Rev 2:26-27, Rev 17:14, Rev 19:11-16, Rev 20:11
his reward Isa 62:11; Rev 22:12
his work or, recompence for his work, Isa 49:4
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feed Isa 49:9-10, Isa 63:11; Gen 49:24; Ps 23:1-6, Ps 78:71-72, Ps 80:1; Ezek 34:12-14; Ezek 34:23, Ezek 34:31, Ezek 37:24; Mic 5:4; John 10:11-16; Heb 13:20; 1Pet 2:25; 1Pet 5:4; Rev 7:17
he shall gather Isa 42:3; Gen 33:13; Ezek 34:16; John 21:15-17; 1Cor 3:1-2
shall gently lead A beautiful image, as Bp. Lowth remarks, expressive of the tender attention of the shepherd to his flock. That the greatest care in driving the cattle, in regard to the dams and their young, was necessary, appears clearly from Jacob's apology to his brother Esau, Gen 33:13; which is set in a still stronger light by the following remarks of Sir J. Chardin: "Their flocks feed down the places of their encampments so quick, by the great numbers that they have, that they are obliged to remove them often, which is very destructive to their flocks, on account of the young ones, who have not strength enough to follow."
are with young or, give suck
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measured Isa 48:13; Job 11:7-9, Job 38:4-11; Ps 102:25-26, Ps 104:2-3; Prov 8:26-28, Prov 30:4; Heb 1:10-12; Rev 20:11
measure Heb. tierce
weighed Job 28:25
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hath directed Job 21:22, Job 36:22-23; Luke 10:22; John 1:13; Rom 11:34; 1Cor 2:16; Eph 1:11
his counsellor Heb. man of his counsel
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instructed him Heb. made him understand
understanding Heb. understandings. 1Cor 12:4-6; Col 2:3; Jas 1:17
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the nations Isa 40:22; Job 34:14-15; Jer 10:10
the isles Isa 11:11, Isa 41:5, Isa 59:18, Isa 66:19; Gen 10:5; Dan 11:18; Zeph 2:11
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nor Ps 40:6, Ps 50:10-12; Mic 6:6-7; Heb 10:5-10
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as nothing Job 25:6; Ps 62:9; Dan 4:34-35; 2Cor 12:11
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Isa 40:25, Isa 46:5, Isa 46:9; Exod 8:10, Exod 9:14, Exod 15:11, Exod 20:4; Deut 33:26; 1Sam 2:2; Job 40:9; Ps 86:8-10, Ps 89:6, Ps 89:8, Ps 113:5; Jer 10:6, Jer 10:16; Mic 7:18; Acts 17:29; Col 1:15; Heb 1:3
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Isa 37:18-19, Isa 41:6-7, Isa 44:10-12, Isa 46:6-7; Exod 32:2-4; Judg 17:4; Ps 115:4-8; Ps 135:15, Ps 135:18; Jer 10:3-5, Jer 10:9; Hos 8:6; Hab 2:18-19
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is so impoverished that he hath no oblation Heb. is poor of oblation
chooseth Isa 2:8-9, Isa 44:13-19; Jer 10:3-4; Dan 5:23
shall not Isa 41:7, Isa 46:7; 1Sam 5:3-4
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Isa 27:11, Isa 44:20, Isa 46:8; Ps 19:1-5, Ps 115:8; Jer 10:8-12; Acts 14:17; Rom 1:19-21, Rom 1:28, Rom 3:1-2
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It is he that sitteth or, Him that sitteth, etc. Isa 19:1, Isa 66:1; Ps 2:4, Ps 29:10, Ps 68:33
the inhabitants Isa 40:15, Isa 40:17; Num 13:33
stretcheth Isa 42:5, Isa 44:24, Isa 51:13; Job 9:8, Job 37:18, Job 38:4-9; Ps 102:25-26, Ps 104:2; Jer 10:12; Zech 12:1; Heb 1:10-12
as a curtain Or, "as a thin veil," as Bp. Lowth renders; which he illustrates by the following passage from Dr. Shaw. "It is usual in the summer season, and upon all occasions when a large company is to be received, to have the court sheltered from heat, or inclemency of the weather by a velum umbrella, or veil, as I shall call it; which, being expanded on ropes from one end of the parapet to the other, may be folded or unfolded at pleasure. The Psalmist seems to allude to some covering of this kind, in that beautiful expression of spreading out the heavens as a curtain."
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Isa 19:13-14, Isa 23:9, Isa 24:21-22; Job 12:21, Job 34:19-20; Ps 76:12, Ps 107:40; Jer 25:18-27; Luke 1:51-52; Rev 19:18-20
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they shall not be planted Isa 14:21-22, Isa 17:11; 1Kgs 21:21-22; 2Kgs 10:11; Job 15:30-33, Job 18:16-19; Jer 22:30; Nah 1:14
he shall also Isa 40:7, Isa 11:4, Isa 30:33, Isa 37:7; 2Sam 22:16; Job 4:9; Hag 1:9
and the Isa 17:13, Isa 41:16; Job 21:18; Ps 58:9; Prov 1:27; Jer 23:19; Hos 13:3, Hos 13:15; Zech 7:14, Zech 9:14
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Isa 40:18; Deut 4:15-18, Deut 4:33, Deut 5:8
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Lift Isa 51:6; Deut 4:19; Job 31:26-28; Ps 8:3-4, Ps 19:1
who hath Isa 44:24, Isa 45:7, Isa 48:13; Gen 2:1-2; Ps 102:25, Ps 148:3-6; Jer 10:11-12; Col 1:16-17
bringeth Ps 147:4-5
by the greatness Ps 89:11-13; Jer 32:17-19
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sayest Isa 49:14-15, Isa 54:6-8, Isa 60:15; 1Sam 12:22; Job 3:23; Ps 31:22, Ps 77:7-10; Jer 33:24; Ezek 37:11; Rom 11:1-2
my judgment Isa 49:4; Job 27:2, Job 34:5; Mal 2:17; Luke 18:7-8
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thou not known Jer 4:22; Mark 8:17-18, Mark 9:19, Mark 16:14; Luke 24:25; John 14:9; 1Cor 6:3-5, 1Cor 6:9; 1Cor 6:16, 1Cor 6:19
the everlasting Isa 57:15; Gen 21:33; Deut 33:27; Jer 10:10; Rom 16:26; 1Tim 1:17; Heb 9:14
the ends Isa 45:22, Isa 59:1; 1Sam 2:10; Acts 13:47
fainteth Isa 66:9; Ps 138:8; John 5:17; Phil 1:6
no searching Isa 55:8-9; Ps 139:6, Ps 147:5; Rom 11:33-34; 1Cor 2:16
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Isa 41:10; Gen 49:24; Deut 33:25; Ps 29:11; Zech 10:12; 2Cor 12:9-10; Phil 4:13; Col 1:11; Heb 11:34
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Isa 9:17, Isa 13:18; Ps 33:16, Ps 34:10, Ps 39:5; Eccl 9:11; Amos 2:14
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they that Isa 8:17, Isa 25:9, Isa 30:18; Ps 25:3, Ps 25:5, Ps 25:21, Ps 27:14, Ps 37:34, Ps 40:1, Ps 84:7, Ps 92:1, Ps 92:13; Ps 123:2; Lam 3:25-26; Rom 8:25; 1Thess 1:10
renew Heb. change, Judg 16:28; Job 17:9, Job 33:24-26; Ps 103:5, Ps 138:3; 2Cor 1:8-10; 2Cor 4:8-10, 2Cor 4:16, 2Cor 12:9-10
mount Exod 19:4; Ps 84:7; Song 8:5; Zech 10:12; Rev 4:7
not faint Ps 27:13; Luke 18:1; 2Cor 4:1, 2Cor 4:16; Gal 6:9; Heb 12:1; Rev 2:3
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comfort Isa 3:10, Isa 35:3-4, Isa 41:10-14, Isa 41:27, Isa 49:13-16, Isa 50:10, Isa 51:3, Isa 51:12, Isa 57:15-19; Isa 60:1-22, Isa 61:1-3, Isa 62:11-12, Isa 65:13-14, Isa 66:10-14; Neh 8:10; Ps 85:8; Jer 31:10-14; Zeph 3:14-17; Zech 1:13, Zech 9:9; 2Cor 1:4; 1Thess 4:18; Heb 6:17-18
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comfortably Heb. to the heart, Gen 34:3; 2Chr 30:22; Hos 2:14 *marg.
warfare or, appointed time, Ps 102:13-28; Song 2:11-13; Jer 29:11; Dan 9:2, Dan 9:24-27, Dan 11:35, Dan 12:4, Dan 12:9; Hab 2:3; Acts 1:7; Gal 4:4; Rev 6:10-11, Rev 11:15-18
that her iniquity Isa 12:1, Isa 33:24, Isa 43:25, Isa 44:22, Isa 61:7; Ps 32:1; Jer 31:33-34, Jer 33:8-9; 1Cor 6:9-11
double Isa 61:7; Job 42:10-12; Jer 16:18, Jer 17:18; Dan 9:12; Zech 1:15, Zech 9:12; Rev 18:6
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The voice Matt 3:1-3; Mark 1:2-5; Luke 3:2-6; John 1:23
Prepare Isa 35:8, Isa 57:14, Isa 62:10-11; Mal 3:1, Mal 4:5-6; Luke 1:16-17, Luke 1:76-77
make Isa 11:15-16, Isa 43:19, Isa 49:11; Ps 68:4
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valley Isa 42:11, Isa 42:15-16; 1Sam 2:8; Ps 113:7-8; Ezek 17:24, Ezek 21:26; Luke 1:52-53; Luke 3:5, Luke 18:14
every mountain Isa 2:12-15; Job 40:11-13
and the Isa 42:16, Isa 45:2; Prov 2:15
straight or, a straight place
plain or, a plain place
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the glory Isa 6:3, Isa 11:9, Isa 35:2, Isa 60:1; Ps 72:19, Ps 96:6, Ps 102:16; Hab 2:14; Luke 2:10-14; John 1:14, John 12:41; 2Cor 3:18, 2Cor 4:6; Heb 1:3; Rev 21:23
all flesh Isa 49:6, Isa 52:10, Isa 66:16, Isa 66:23; Jer 32:27; Joel 2:28; Zech 2:13; Luke 2:32, Luke 3:6; John 17:2; Acts 2:17
for the mouth Isa 1:20, Isa 58:14; Jer 9:12; Mic 4:4
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Cry Isa 40:3, Isa 12:6, Isa 58:1, Isa 61:1-2; Jer 2:2, Jer 31:6; Hos 5:8
All flesh Isa 37:27; Job 14:2; Ps 90:5-6, Ps 92:7, Ps 102:11, Ps 103:15-16; Jas 1:10-11; 1Pet 1:24
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the word Isa 46:10-11, Isa 55:10-11; Ps 119:89-91; Zech 1:6; Matt 5:18, Matt 24:35; Mark 13:31; John 10:35, John 12:34; Rom 3:1-3; 1Pet 1:25
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O Zion, that bringest good tidings or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, Isa 41:27, Isa 52:7; Ezra 1:1-2; Luke 24:47; Rom 10:18
get Judg 9:7; 1Sam 26:13-14; 2Chr 13:4
O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings or, O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem
lift up Isa 52:8, Isa 58:4; Jer 22:20; Acts 2:14
be not Isa 35:3-4, Isa 51:7, Isa 51:12; Acts 4:13, Acts 4:29, Acts 5:41-42; Eph 6:19; Phil 1:28-29; 1Pet 3:14
Behold Isa 12:2, Isa 25:9; 1Tim 3:16; 1John 5:20-21
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the Lord God Isa 9:6-7, Isa 59:15-21, Isa 60:1-22; Zech 2:8-11; Mal 3:1; John 12:13, John 12:15
with strong hand or, against the strong, Isa 49:24-25, Isa 53:12; Heb 2:14; 1John 3:8
his arm Isa 59:16; Ps 2:8-9, Ps 66:3, Ps 110:1-2, Ps 110:6; Matt 28:18; Eph 1:20-22; Phil 2:10-11; Rev 2:26-27, Rev 17:14, Rev 19:11-16, Rev 20:11
his reward Isa 62:11; Rev 22:12
his work or, recompence for his work, Isa 49:4
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feed Isa 49:9-10, Isa 63:11; Gen 49:24; Ps 23:1-6, Ps 78:71-72, Ps 80:1; Ezek 34:12-14; Ezek 34:23, Ezek 34:31, Ezek 37:24; Mic 5:4; John 10:11-16; Heb 13:20; 1Pet 2:25; 1Pet 5:4; Rev 7:17
he shall gather Isa 42:3; Gen 33:13; Ezek 34:16; John 21:15-17; 1Cor 3:1-2
shall gently lead A beautiful image, as Bp. Lowth remarks, expressive of the tender attention of the shepherd to his flock. That the greatest care in driving the cattle, in regard to the dams and their young, was necessary, appears clearly from Jacob's apology to his brother Esau, Gen 33:13; which is set in a still stronger light by the following remarks of Sir J. Chardin: "Their flocks feed down the places of their encampments so quick, by the great numbers that they have, that they are obliged to remove them often, which is very destructive to their flocks, on account of the young ones, who have not strength enough to follow."
are with young or, give suck
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measured Isa 48:13; Job 11:7-9, Job 38:4-11; Ps 102:25-26, Ps 104:2-3; Prov 8:26-28, Prov 30:4; Heb 1:10-12; Rev 20:11
measure Heb. tierce
weighed Job 28:25
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hath directed Job 21:22, Job 36:22-23; Luke 10:22; John 1:13; Rom 11:34; 1Cor 2:16; Eph 1:11
his counsellor Heb. man of his counsel
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instructed him Heb. made him understand
understanding Heb. understandings. 1Cor 12:4-6; Col 2:3; Jas 1:17
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the nations Isa 40:22; Job 34:14-15; Jer 10:10
the isles Isa 11:11, Isa 41:5, Isa 59:18, Isa 66:19; Gen 10:5; Dan 11:18; Zeph 2:11
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nor Ps 40:6, Ps 50:10-12; Mic 6:6-7; Heb 10:5-10
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as nothing Job 25:6; Ps 62:9; Dan 4:34-35; 2Cor 12:11
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Isa 40:25, Isa 46:5, Isa 46:9; Exod 8:10, Exod 9:14, Exod 15:11, Exod 20:4; Deut 33:26; 1Sam 2:2; Job 40:9; Ps 86:8-10, Ps 89:6, Ps 89:8, Ps 113:5; Jer 10:6, Jer 10:16; Mic 7:18; Acts 17:29; Col 1:15; Heb 1:3
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Isa 37:18-19, Isa 41:6-7, Isa 44:10-12, Isa 46:6-7; Exod 32:2-4; Judg 17:4; Ps 115:4-8; Ps 135:15, Ps 135:18; Jer 10:3-5, Jer 10:9; Hos 8:6; Hab 2:18-19
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is so impoverished that he hath no oblation Heb. is poor of oblation
chooseth Isa 2:8-9, Isa 44:13-19; Jer 10:3-4; Dan 5:23
shall not Isa 41:7, Isa 46:7; 1Sam 5:3-4
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Isa 27:11, Isa 44:20, Isa 46:8; Ps 19:1-5, Ps 115:8; Jer 10:8-12; Acts 14:17; Rom 1:19-21, Rom 1:28, Rom 3:1-2
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It is he that sitteth or, Him that sitteth, etc. Isa 19:1, Isa 66:1; Ps 2:4, Ps 29:10, Ps 68:33
the inhabitants Isa 40:15, Isa 40:17; Num 13:33
stretcheth Isa 42:5, Isa 44:24, Isa 51:13; Job 9:8, Job 37:18, Job 38:4-9; Ps 102:25-26, Ps 104:2; Jer 10:12; Zech 12:1; Heb 1:10-12
as a curtain Or, "as a thin veil," as Bp. Lowth renders; which he illustrates by the following passage from Dr. Shaw. "It is usual in the summer season, and upon all occasions when a large company is to be received, to have the court sheltered from heat, or inclemency of the weather by a velum umbrella, or veil, as I shall call it; which, being expanded on ropes from one end of the parapet to the other, may be folded or unfolded at pleasure. The Psalmist seems to allude to some covering of this kind, in that beautiful expression of spreading out the heavens as a curtain."
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Isa 19:13-14, Isa 23:9, Isa 24:21-22; Job 12:21, Job 34:19-20; Ps 76:12, Ps 107:40; Jer 25:18-27; Luke 1:51-52; Rev 19:18-20
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they shall not be planted Isa 14:21-22, Isa 17:11; 1Kgs 21:21-22; 2Kgs 10:11; Job 15:30-33, Job 18:16-19; Jer 22:30; Nah 1:14
he shall also Isa 40:7, Isa 11:4, Isa 30:33, Isa 37:7; 2Sam 22:16; Job 4:9; Hag 1:9
and the Isa 17:13, Isa 41:16; Job 21:18; Ps 58:9; Prov 1:27; Jer 23:19; Hos 13:3, Hos 13:15; Zech 7:14, Zech 9:14
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Isa 40:18; Deut 4:15-18, Deut 4:33, Deut 5:8
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Lift Isa 51:6; Deut 4:19; Job 31:26-28; Ps 8:3-4, Ps 19:1
who hath Isa 44:24, Isa 45:7, Isa 48:13; Gen 2:1-2; Ps 102:25, Ps 148:3-6; Jer 10:11-12; Col 1:16-17
bringeth Ps 147:4-5
by the greatness Ps 89:11-13; Jer 32:17-19
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sayest Isa 49:14-15, Isa 54:6-8, Isa 60:15; 1Sam 12:22; Job 3:23; Ps 31:22, Ps 77:7-10; Jer 33:24; Ezek 37:11; Rom 11:1-2
my judgment Isa 49:4; Job 27:2, Job 34:5; Mal 2:17; Luke 18:7-8
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thou not known Jer 4:22; Mark 8:17-18, Mark 9:19, Mark 16:14; Luke 24:25; John 14:9; 1Cor 6:3-5, 1Cor 6:9; 1Cor 6:16, 1Cor 6:19
the everlasting Isa 57:15; Gen 21:33; Deut 33:27; Jer 10:10; Rom 16:26; 1Tim 1:17; Heb 9:14
the ends Isa 45:22, Isa 59:1; 1Sam 2:10; Acts 13:47
fainteth Isa 66:9; Ps 138:8; John 5:17; Phil 1:6
no searching Isa 55:8-9; Ps 139:6, Ps 147:5; Rom 11:33-34; 1Cor 2:16
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Isa 41:10; Gen 49:24; Deut 33:25; Ps 29:11; Zech 10:12; 2Cor 12:9-10; Phil 4:13; Col 1:11; Heb 11:34
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Isa 9:17, Isa 13:18; Ps 33:16, Ps 34:10, Ps 39:5; Eccl 9:11; Amos 2:14
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they that Isa 8:17, Isa 25:9, Isa 30:18; Ps 25:3, Ps 25:5, Ps 25:21, Ps 27:14, Ps 37:34, Ps 40:1, Ps 84:7, Ps 92:1, Ps 92:13; Ps 123:2; Lam 3:25-26; Rom 8:25; 1Thess 1:10
renew Heb. change, Judg 16:28; Job 17:9, Job 33:24-26; Ps 103:5, Ps 138:3; 2Cor 1:8-10; 2Cor 4:8-10, 2Cor 4:16, 2Cor 12:9-10
mount Exod 19:4; Ps 84:7; Song 8:5; Zech 10:12; Rev 4:7
not faint Ps 27:13; Luke 18:1; 2Cor 4:1, 2Cor 4:16; Gal 6:9; Heb 12:1; Rev 2:3