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16:14 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty: for it [was] perfect through my {i} comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
(i) He declares where the dignity of Jerusalem stood: that is, in that the Lord gave them of his beauty and excellency.
16:14 My comeliness - That is, thro' the beauty of their holiness, as they were a people devoted to God. This was it that put a lustre upon all their other honours, and was indeed the perfection of their beauty. Sanctified souls are truly beautiful in God's sight, and they themselves may take the comfort of it. But God must have all the glory for whatever comeliness they have, it is that which God has put upon them.
16:1-58 In this chapter God's dealings with the Jewish nation, and their conduct towards him, are described, and their punishment through the surrounding nations, even those they most trusted in. This is done under the parable of an exposed infant rescued from death, educated, espoused, and richly provided for, but afterwards guilty of the most abandoned conduct, and punished for it; yet at last received into favour, and ashamed of her base conduct. We are not to judge of these expressions by modern ideas, but by those of the times and places in which they were used, where many of them would not sound as they do to us. The design was to raise hatred to idolatry, and such a parable was well suited for that purpose.
Account Beautiful Beauty Bestowed Complete Declares Fame Forth Glory Heathen Honour Magnificence Majesty Nations Perfect Renown Splendor Splendour Spread Story
Account Beautiful Beauty Bestowed Complete Declares Fame Forth Glory Heathen Honour Magnificence Majesty Nations Perfect Renown Splendor Splendour Spread Story
