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Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? [or] shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
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God's Unfailing Goodness
Commentators explain that this verse uses a powerful rhetorical question. Just as the snow on Mount Lebanon reliably melts into life-giving streams, God's presence and blessings are constant and dependable. The verse paints a picture of God as a refreshing, never-failing source of life, contrasting His reliability with the unreliability of idols and human plans.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Rather, Will the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? The meaning probably is, “Will the snow of Lebanon fail from its rocks w…
19th Century
Anglican
Will a man leave ...? —The interpolated words “a man” distort the meaning of the verse, which should read as follows: Will the…
16th Century
Protestant
As I have just said, God here highlights the sin of the people by a twofold comparison. For when one can draw water in his own field and find a spr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon, [which comes] from the rock of the field ? &c.]…
Sinners call it liberty to live without restraint, but for a person to be a slave to their lusts is the very worst slavery. They abandoned God for …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he speaks of the despair of those who rejected his preaching.
First, he mentions their desperation: we have no…
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