“And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.”
Each will be like a refuge from the wind and a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land, establishing that the righteous king and just princes will function as protection and refreshment to the people, providing security and sustenance in threatening circumstances. The multiple metaphors suggest the diverse forms of protection and blessing that just governance provides. The dry land and weary land suggest the condition of the people prior to just rule: parched and exhausted. The oracle promises that just governance transforms the conditions of life, providing what was lacking. The imagery suggests both physical and spiritual sustenance, both protection and refreshment.
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