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Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit [on thy throne], O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Shake yourself from the dust - To sit on the ground, to sit in the dust, is an expression descriptive of mourning (Job 2:13). Je…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Sit down ... —As Jerusalem has risen from the dust, the “sitting” here implies a throne, and so stands in contrast with that of Babylon in…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Shake yourself from the dust; arise. He explains more fully the deliverance of the Church and exhibits it prominently by hypotyposis

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Shake yourself from the dust
Or "the dust from you" F7 , in which she had sat, or rolled herself as a mou…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin find relief in Christ, shake themse…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Arise, arise. Here the prophet addre es the third obstacle to their liberation, which was their poverty, by promising them a lib…

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