No weapon that is formed - No instrument of war, no sword, or spear; no instrument of persecution or torture that is made by the sm…

Every tongue that shall rise ... —The thought implied is that war comes as the punishment of guilt, and that it is preced…

This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,

Did I not rightly say that these precious promises belong not only to the whole C…

Every weapon. He again infers what has already been said: that wicked men, even though they exert themselves to the utmost, will gain noth…

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper
All weapons of war, as the Targum, which are made with a design …

Let the people of God, when afflicted and tossed, consider that God is speaking comfortingly to them through these words, taking notice of their gr…

1. Give praise, O you barren. Here, against the dejection of their circumstances, he promises the remedy of exaltation.

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