‏ Isaiah 57:13

13. When thou criest--In the time of thy trouble.

companies--namely, of idols, collected by thee from every quarter; or else, of foreigners, summoned to thy aid.

wind ... carry ... away--(Job 21:18; Mt 7:27).

vanity--rather, "a breath" [Lowth].

possess ... land ... inherit--that is, the literal land of Judea and Mount Zion; the believing remnant of Israel shall return and inherit the land. Secondarily, the heavenly inheritance, and the spiritual Zion (Is 49:8; Psa 37:9, 11; 69:35, 36; Mt 5:5; He 12:22). "He that putteth his trust in Me," of whatever extraction, shall succeed to the spiritual patrimony of the apostate Jew [Horsley].

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