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5. Or--Else; the only alternative, if Israel's enemies wish to escape
being "burnt together."
strength--rather, "the refuge which I afford"
[MAURER]. "Take hold,"
refers to the horns of the altar which fugitives often laid hold of
as an asylum
(1Ki 1:50; 2:28).
Jesus is God's "strength," or "refuge" which sinners must repair to and
take hold of, if they are to have "peace" with God
(Isa 45:24;
Ro 5:1;
Eph 2:14;
compare
Job 22:21).
JFB.
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