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Selected Verse: Matthew 5:35 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 5:35 |
King James |
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool--(quoting Isa 66:1);
neither by Jerusalem for it is the city of the great King--(quoting Psa 48:2). |
2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?