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Listen now to what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear what you have to say.
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Verse 1. The mountains, and so forth That is, the princes, the great ones of the people. Challoner.—But Hebrew intimates real mountains, which had witnessed the impiety of the people, ( Calmet.) and had been defiled with their altars, and so forth Prot. “Contend thou before the,” and so forth ( Bible.) as God’s advocate. He condescends to justify his conduct towards Israel. Isaiah 3:13. Calmet.—He had shewn them great favours, but they were ungrateful. Off. for good Frid. Worthington.
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