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Isaiah 9:14

The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 9:14

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Head and tail, branch and rush; i.e. the whole nation, from the highest to the lowest. The "branch" intended is the "palm branch," at once lofty in position and the most glorious form of vegetable life (; So , , etc.

); the "rush" is the simple "sedge" that grows, not only low on the ground, but in the "mire" (). The same expression occurs again in .

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