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Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that the waves of it roar; Yahweh of hosts is his name:
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Creation's Unfailing Promise
Commentators explain that God points to the unwavering regularity of the sun, moon, and stars as a tangible guarantee. Just as surely as the sun rises each day, God's covenant promises to His people are permanent and unbreakable. The stability of the natural world serves as a powerful pledge for the stability of His spiritual kingdom.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Divideth ... - Rather, stirs up the sea so that its waves roar.
19th Century
Anglican
Which giveth the sun for a light by day ... —The leading thought in the lofty language of this passage is that the reign …
Baptist
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divid…
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16th Century
Protestant
He confirms the promises we have been considering, for it was difficult to believe that the people would not only recover what they had lost but al…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord, which gives the sun for a light by day , &c.] As he did at first, and still continues it; and wh…
As surely as the heavenly bodies will continue their settled course, according to the will of their Creator, to the end of time, and as the raging …
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13th Century
Catholic
Here the confirmation of the promise is given.
He confirms it by the immutability of created things when he displays th…
