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Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders shall be glory.
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God's Unrivaled Glory
Commentators explain that the sun and moon being "ashamed" is powerful poetic language. It signifies that when God establishes His final kingdom, His glory will be so magnificent that it will outshine and diminish all other sources of light and power, including earthly rulers and even the celestial bodies themselves. All human and created splendor will pale in comparison to the glory of God's personal reign.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then the moon shall be confounded — The heavenly bodies are often employed in the sacred writings to denote the princes and kings of the e…
19th Century
Anglican
The moon shall be confounded ... —The thought implied is that the most glorious forms of created light will become dim, t…
16th Century
Protestant
The moon shall be confounded. Many commentators think that the Prophet grows even angrier with the Jews, even saying that the sun, moon, a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed , &c.] Either literally understood; and the meaning is, that they …
Believers may be driven into the farthest parts of the earth, but they are singing, not sighing. Here is terror for sinners; the prophet laments th…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Behold the Lord. In this part, the prophet threatens the destruction of the entire earth. This can refer either to the de…
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