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I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.
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God's Unstoppable Power
Commentators agree the dramatic imagery of leveling mountains and drying rivers is symbolic. It illustrates God's absolute power to overcome any obstacle, no matter how formidable. As John Calvin notes, this is a promise that no earthly power or army can resist the Lord when He chooses to deliver His people, assuring believers that God can surmount any difficulty.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will make waste mountains – This verse signifies the utter desolation which God would bring upon His enemies in His anger. The meaning o…
19th Century
Anglican
I will make waste mountains ... —The whole description is symbolic, and points to the subjugation of the heathen nations,…
Baptist
What a formidable God He is! When He once puts forth His hand for deeds of justice and of vengeance, who can stand before Him, and yet how His merc…
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16th Century
Protestant
I will reduce mountains and hills to a wilderness. The Prophet means that all the defenses and military forces on which the wicked pride t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will make waste mountains and hills Kingdoms, greater and lesser; kings and governors, as Jarchi interprets it, an…
The Lord will appear in his power and glory. He will cry, in the preaching of his word. He will cry aloud in the gospel woes, which must be preache…
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13th Century
Catholic
Behold my servant. Here he shows the divine love of the Son, whom He promised: God so loved the world, as to give his…
