“For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.”
The promise that YHWH will extend peace like a river and the wealth of nations like an overflowing stream establishes that eschatological blessing is abundant, flowing, and continuous. The river-imagery suggests inexhaustible supply. The connection between peace and wealth indicates that these are inseparable aspects of eschatological blessing. The stream metaphor suggests that blessing is natural and inevitable like water-flow. This verse articulates that peace and prosperity will characterize the restored world, flowing continuously to sustain the redeemed.
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