“And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.”
The intimate address 'I have put my words in your mouth, and hidden you in the shadow of my hand, stretching out the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, You are my people' establishes the prophet (or perhaps the servant) as God's spokesman with words placed in his mouth, while assuring divine protection and Zion's status. The intimate 'shadow of my hand' contrasts with the cosmic scale of God's creative work, suggesting that tender care and cosmic power are unified in the divine being. Identity ('You are my people') grounds all restoration.
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