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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Isaiah 31:5

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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birds: Isa 10:14; Exo 19:4; Deu 32:11; Psa 46:5, Psa 91:4 defending: Psa 37:40 passing: Or rather, as Bp. Lowth renders, "leaping forward," pasoacḣ As the mother bird spreads her wings to cover her young, throws herself before them, and opposes the rapacious bird that assaults them; so shall Jehovah protect, as with a shield, Jerusalem from the enemy, protecting and delivering, springing forward and rescuing her. Exo 12:27 Isaiah 31:6
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