21But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-35)We have here God’s answer to the prayer of Moses, which sings both of mercy and judgment. It is given privately to Moses (Num. 14:20-25), and then directed to be made public to the people, Num. 14:26-35. The frequent repetitions of the same things in it speak these resolves to be unalterable. Let us see the particulars. I. The extremity of the sentence is receded from (Num. 14:20): “ I have pardon…
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