Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
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Interpretation
By our afflictions we may learn not to make creatures our confidence. Those only can with comfort stay upon God, who return to him in truth, not in pretence and profession only.
Glossary
- Anathoth Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ras el Kharruba.
- Gallim Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Kakul.
- Laishah Place
- A lion. (1. ) A city of the Sidonians, in the extreme north of Palestine ( Judg. 18:7 , 14); called also Leshem ( Josh. 19:47 ) and Dan ( Judg. 18:7 , 29; Jer. 8:16 ). Modern identification: Isawiya.