He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
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Gill's Exposition
He pursued them, and passed safely..... Went on in his work, pursued his great design in subduing the souls of men, and bringing them to the obedience of Christ; and though he had so many enemies, he…
Barnes' Notes
He pursued them - When they were driven away. He followed on, and devoted them to discomfiture and ruin. And passed safely - Margin, as Hebrew, ‘In peace.’ That is, he followed them uninjured; they…
That particular instance of God's care for his people Israel in raising up Cyrus to be their deliverer is here insisted upon as a great proof both of his sovereignty above all idols and of his power…
Cambridge Bible
by the way … feet The easiest and most acceptable rendering is: the path with his feet he does not tread, a picture of the celerity of his movements. Other interpretations, such as: "by a path which…