16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. …
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-20)After the promises of the taking away of sin, here follow promises of the taking away of trouble; for when the cause is removed the effect will cease. What makes a people holy will make them happy of course. The precious promises here made to the purified people were to have their full accomplishment in the comforts of the gospel, in the hope, and much more in the enjoyment, of which, they are her…
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