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24 lines
845 B
Markdown
# He stood
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This means that Yahweh stopped walking and stood still, not that he stood up from a seated position.
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# measured the earth
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Possible meanings are 1) the word translated as "measured" can be "shook" or 2) he surveyed the earth the way a conqueror would before assigning portions to his governors.
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# he looked and shook the nations
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The nations shook with fear because he looked at them. This is the fear a guilty person has when he is afraid that the person looking at him will punish him.
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# eternal mountains ... everlasting hills
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"mountains that have existed since the beginning of time ... hills that will exist until the end of time."
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# Even the eternal mountains were shattered
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"Even the eternal mountains crumbled" or "He shattered even the eternal mountains"
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# His path is everlasting
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"He walks along an ancient path"
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