16Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-17)This prophecy looks very black, but surely it looks so further than upon Edom and Bozrah. 1. It describes the melancholy changes that are often made by the divine Providence, in countries, cities, palaces, and families. Places that have flourished and been much frequented strangely go to decay. We know not where to find the places where many great towns, celebrated in history, once stood. Fruitful…
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