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Isaiah 29:7

The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 29:7

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

Her munition; i.e. her defenses the walls and towers in which she put her trust (comp. ). As a dream of a night vision. "The baseless fabric of a vision," when it has once passed by, "leaves not wrack behind."

The entire host of the "terrible ones" would melt away and disappear, as a night vision before the light of day—it would dissolve into nothing, vanish, leave no trace.

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