5. I . . . wall of fire round--Compare
Zec 2:4.
Yet as a city needs some wall, I JEHOVAH will act
as one of fire which none durst approach
(Zec 9:8;
Isa 26:1).
glory in the midst--not only a defense from foes outside, but a
glory within
(Isa 60:19;
Re 21:23).
The same combination of "glory and defense" is found in
Isa 4:5,
alluding to the pillar of cloud and fire which defended and enlightened
Israel in the desert. Compare Elisha in Dothan
(2Ki 6:17).
As God is to be her "glory," so she shall be His "glory"
(Isa 62:3).
JFB.
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