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As the heat in a dry place will you bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the awesome ones shall be brought low.
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God's Protective Shadow
Commentators universally highlight the verse's powerful metaphor. The rage and oppression of God's enemies are compared to the scorching, unbearable heat of the sun in a dry land. God's intervention on behalf of His people is like the welcome shadow of a cloud, providing immediate relief and neutralizing the threat. This illustrates God's power to shelter His people from even the most intense hostility.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You will bring down the noise - The tumult; the sound which they make in entering into battle; or the note of triumph, and the sound of reve…
19th Century
Anglican
You shall bring down the noise of strangers ... —The thought of Isaiah 25:4 is reproduced with a variation of imagery, th…
16th Century
Protestant
As the heat in a dry place. If the Lord did not aid when violent men rush upon us, our life would be in imminent danger; for we see how gr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall bring down the noise of strangers Such as are strangers to God and godliness, to Christ, his Gospel, and truths…
However this might show the deliverance of the Jews from captivity, it looked further, to the praises that should be offered to God for Christ's vi…
13th Century
Catholic
O Lord, you are my God. Here, thanksgiving is presented. It is offered for three reasons:
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