And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
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Gill's Exposition
And in mercy shall the throne be established,.... That is, the throne of Hezekiah, and his government over Judah, which was more firmly settled and established after the overthrow of the Assyrian…
Barnes' Notes
And in mercy - In benignity; kindness; benevolence. Shall the throne be established - The throne of the king of Judah. That is, he that shall sit upon the throne of David shall be disposed to repay…
God has made it to appear that he delights not in the ruin of sinners by telling them what they may do to prevent the ruin; so he does here to Moab.
I. He advises them to be just to the house of…
Cambridge Bible
And in mercy If we follow Hitzig's view of Isa 16:16 this would be rendered "then in mercy." The phraseology of the verse is Messianic (see esp. ch. Isa 9:6) but not exclusively so (cf. Pro 8:28). In…
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