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God's Great Reversal
Commentators agree this verse uses a powerful metaphor to describe a complete reversal of fortunes. The wild, uncultivated forest of Lebanon will become a fertile field, while the cultivated field will become like a forest. This illustrates God's sovereign power to dramatically change circumstances, bringing fruitfulness from barrenness and humbling those who seem secure.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 29:17
18th Century
Theologian
Is it not yet a very little while - The idea here is, ‘you have greatly perverted things in Jerusalem. The time is at hand when the…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 29:17
19th Century
Bishop
Is it not yet a very little while...? — The image of the potter does not suggest to Isaiah the thought of arbitrary sovereignty, but rathe…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 29:17
16th Century
Theologian
Is it not yet a little while? The Lord now declares that He will make those wicked men know who they are; as if He had said, “You are now …
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John Gill
On Isaiah 29:17
17th Century
Pastor
[Is] it not yet a very little while In a short space of time, in a few years, what follows would come to pass. A strange …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 29:17–24
17th Century
Minister
The wonderful change here foretold may refer to the affairs of Judah, though it looks further. When a great harvest of souls was gathered to Christ…