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Isaiah 49:19

King James Version (KJV)

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For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

Isaiah 49:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 49:19

Theological / Devotional

Too narrow. Judah would be restored and repopulated. If the restored nation had been faithful, the increase in population would have made the original territory far too small (see Isa. 54:2, 3; Zech. 10:10).

Swallowed thee up. See v. 17.

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