- made me:
- The polished shaft, says Bp. Lowth, denotes the same efficacious word which is before represented by the sharp sword. The doctrine of the gospel pierced the hearts of its hearers, "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." "The Lordª GODª hath givenª° me the tongueª of the learned,ª that I should knowª° how to speak²° a word² in season¹¹ to¹ [him that is] weary:ª he wakenethª° morningª by morning,ª he wakenethª° mine earª to hearª° as the learned.ª" {Isa 50:4} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª° ... To appointª° unto them that mournª in Zion,ª to giveª° unto them beautyª for¹ ashes,ª the oilª of joyª for¹ mourning,ª the garmentª of praiseª for¹ the spiritª of heaviness;ª that they might be calledª° treesª of righteousness,ª the plantingª of the LORD,ª that he might be glorified.ª°" {Isa 61:1-3} + "Thine arrowsª [are] sharpª° in the heartª of the king'sª enemies;ª° [whereby] the peopleª fallª° under¹ thee." {Psa 45:5} + "For,¹ behold,¹ I² have madeª° thee this dayª a defencedª city,ª and an ironª pillar,ª and brasenª wallsª against¹ the whole¹ land,ª against the kingsª of Judah,ª against the princesª thereof, against the priestsª thereof, and against the peopleª of the land.ª" {Jer 1:18} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª If¹ thou return,ª° then will I bring thee again,ª° [and] thou shalt standª° beforeª me: and if¹ thou take forthª° the preciousª from the vile,ª°¹ thou shalt be¹ as my mouth:ª let them returnª° unto¹ thee; but returnª° not¹ thou¹ unto¹ them. ... And I will makeª° thee unto this¹ peopleª a fencedª° brasenª wall:ª and they shall fightª° against¹ thee, but they shall not¹ prevailª° against thee: for¹ I¹ [am] with¹ thee to saveª° thee and to deliverª° thee, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 15:19-20}
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