31And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
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He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. …
Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-38)We may here observe, 1. That those who receive messages of terror from men with patience, and send messages of faith to God by prayer, may expect messages of grace and peace from God for their comfort, even when they are most cast down. Isaiah sent a long answer to Hezekiah’s prayer in God’s name, sent it in writing (for it was too long to be sent by word of mouth), and sent it by way of return to…
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