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He will say, Cast you up, cast you up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.
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A Divine Command to Clear the Way
Commentators explain that the repeated cry, "Cast ye up, cast ye up," is a powerful command from God to clear a path for His people. This imagery, drawn from the ancient practice of building a highway for an approaching king, signifies the removal of any obstacle—be it physical, political, or spiritual—that stands between God's people and their promised restoration.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And shall say - Lowth, ‘Then will I say.’ Noyes, ‘Men will say.’ The word אמר 'âmar seems to be used here impersonally, me…
19th Century
Anglican
And shall say ... —Better, And one said. The prophet hears, so to speak, a voice behind him, bringing an oracle from Heav…
Baptist
And shall say, Cast you up, cast you up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. For thus says the high and lo…
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16th Century
Protestant
And he shall say, Prepare, prepare. Because this promise, that those who hoped in the Lord should possess the land, might seem ridiculous …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And shall say, cast you up, cast you up: A causeway, a highway, for the people of the Jews to return to their own land: t…
The idols and their worshippers will come to nothing; but those who trust in God's grace will be brought to the joys of heaven. With the Lord there…
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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…
