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In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; and they shall fill the surface of the world with fruit.
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A Promise of Future Growth
Commentators explain that this verse uses the powerful imagery of a plant. Just as a vine or tree takes root, blossoms, and then bears fruit, God promises that His people will be firmly re-established after judgment. This imagery signifies stability, flourishing growth, and eventual productivity.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root - This language is derived from the vine, as the shoots or cuttings of the vine take roo…
19th Century
Anglican
He shall cause them that come of Jacob ... —Better, In the days that come Jacob shall strike root. The figure of…
Baptist
That he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root:
Taking root sh…
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16th Century
Protestant
Afterwards shall Jacob put forth roots. He now gives actual proof of that love of which He previously spoke. To understand it better, we m…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take rootThat is, the posterity of Jacob, the seed of Israel, in a spiritual sense; …
In the days of the gospel, the latter days, the gospel church shall be more firmly fixed than the Jewish church and shall spread further. May our s…
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13th Century
Catholic
In that day. In this part, the author recalls God’s divine and fatherly correction. This correction comes first by foreign scour…
