22Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
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For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. …
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. …
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-27)See how ready God is to succour and relieve his people, how he waits to be gracious ; as soon as ever they humble themselves under this hand, and pray, and seek his face, he immediately meets them with his favours. They prayed that God would spare them , and see here with what good words and comfortable words he answered them; for God’s promises are real answers to the prayers of faith, because wi…
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