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— D.L. Moody
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As for me, this [is] my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that [is] upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
Isaiah 59:21 — KJV
Come in like a flood. The consonantal Hebrew text may be translated as in the KJV or as in the RSV, “for he will come like a rushing stream, which the wind of the Lord drives.” Hebrew syntax and verb form appear to favor the latter. Sar, translated “enemy” in the KJV, also means “distress,” or “dismay.” If sar is the subject of the verb of the sentence, it must be a noun — “enemy.” If it is a participle modifying the word “flood,” which its position in the sentence appears to favor, a literal rendering of the clause would be, “he shall come in like a distressing river.”
A standard. Heb. nosesah. If this verb is from nasash, the KJV reading follows; but if from nil, “to drive on,” or “to put to flight,” then the RSV reading should be taken, namely, “drives.” The marginal reading of the KJV, “put him to flight,” follows the more natural interpretation of the Masoretic text. Both translations are in harmony with the context. According to the KJV rendering, the people of God are in great distress (see vs. 9, 15), and He rises to deliver them (see vs. 15, 16). According to the alternate rendering, the last part of v. 19 continues the description of God overwhelming the enemies of His people, who are described in vs. 16-18. It is thus apparent that neither the context nor the Hebrew text itself can be pressed decisively in favor of either translation.
When the enemy comes in with seemingly irresistible force, and it appears that nothing can prevent him from pouring out his wrath on the righteous, God reveals His mighty power (v. 16). Again and again throughout history God has intervened in the most marvelous ways to deliver His people. Such will again be the experience of God’s people in the great crisis at the end of time. At the moment the wicked of earth think they have the saints completely within their power, the Lord will manifest Himself, destroying their enemies and taking the saints home with Him to receive their inheritance.
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My covenant. See on Gen. 17:4, 7, 8; Jer. 31:31-34; Heb. 8:10, 11; 10:16.
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