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Thus says your Lord Yahweh, and your God who pleads the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; you shall no more drink it again:
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God is Your Advocate
Commentators highlight the powerful titles God uses for Himself: "Lord," "Jehovah," and "your God that pleads your cause." This isn't just a formal introduction. It's a declaration of His character and relationship to His people. He is their sovereign ruler, their covenant-keeping God, and their personal defender who argues their case when they are helpless.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I have taken out of your hand the cup of trembling - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:17). This verse contains a promise that they would…
19th Century
Anglican
Your Lord the LORD ... —Note the emphatic combination of Adonai (or rather, in this solitary instance, of the plural Adonim
16th Century
Protestant
Thus says Jehovah. Not at random does the Prophet add three epithets to the name Jehovah: namely, that he is the Lord or Defender…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord, the Lord and your God. He who is Lord of all, the eternal Jehovah, who can do all things, and who is …
God calls upon his people to be mindful of the things that belong to their everlasting peace. Jerusalem had provoked God, and was made to taste the…
13th Century
Catholic
Give ear to me, you that follow justice. Here he addresses the second obstacle to their liberation, which might be assumed from …
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