8The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 6-9)Two things are here promised to Jerusalem:— I. Plenty of the means of grace—abundance of good preaching and good praying ( Isa. 62:6 , 7 ), and this shows the method God takes when he designs mercy for a people; he first brings them to their duty and pours out a spirit of prayer upon them, and then brings salvation to them. Provision is made, 1. That ministers may do their duty as watchmen. It is ...
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