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You were wearied with the length of your way; yet you didn`t say, It is in vain: you found a reviving of your strength; therefore you weren`t faint.
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The Exhausting Pursuit of Sin
Commentators explain that the people were exhausted from their own efforts—chasing foreign alliances and false gods. Yet, they stubbornly refused to admit their path was hopeless. This illustrates the obstinate nature of sin, where people would rather fatigue themselves in fruitless rebellion than turn to God for true rest and admit their need for Him.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You are wearied in the greatness of your way - That is, in the length of your journeys in order to procure foreign aid. You have tr…
19th Century
Anglican
You are wearied in the greatness of your way ... — Better, with the length of your journey— i.e., with the long …
Baptist
You are wearied in the greatness of your way;
They did so much, and they were so superstitious, that they even wearied themselves wi…
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16th Century
Protestant
You are wearied. He means that men undertake superfluous and useless labors when they do not follow God. They vex themselves in vain, as h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You are wearied in the greatness of your way Or, "in the multiplicity of your ways" F21 : which were so many, as we…
The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the …
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13th Century
Catholic
The just perishes. Here the prophet shows the difference between those who obey God’s counsels and those who do not, conc…
