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Shake yourself from the dust; arise, sit [on your throne], Jerusalem: loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion.
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From Dust to Dignity
Commentators explain that sitting in dust was a sign of deep mourning and humiliation. The command to "shake yourself from the dust" and "sit" is a powerful image of restoration. It's not just sitting down again, but rising from the ground to take an elevated, honorable seat, like a throne. This signifies Jerusalem's return from the shame of captivity to a position of God-given honor and security.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Shake yourself from the dust - To sit on the ground, to sit in the dust, is an expression descriptive of mourning (Job 2:13). Je…
19th Century
Anglican
Sit down ... —As Jerusalem has risen from the dust, the “sitting” here implies a throne, and so stands in contrast with that of Babylon in…
16th Century
Protestant
Shake yourself from the dust; arise. He explains more fully the deliverance of the Church and exhibits it prominently by hypotyposis…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Shake yourself from the dust Or "the dust from you" F7 , in which she had sat, or rolled herself as a mou…
The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin find relief in Christ, shake themse…
13th Century
Catholic
Arise, arise. Here the prophet addresses the third obstacle to their liberation, which was their poverty, by promising them a li…
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