“The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.”
The one who breaks out will go up before them; they will break through and pass the gate, going out by it; their king will pass on before them, the LORD at their head—God promises that a breaker-leader will emerge to lead the remnant out, with the LORD Himself as the ultimate leader. The image of breaking out, breaking through, and passing the gate suggests escape, breakthrough, and liberation, with military language transformed into language of divine deliverance. The promised king passing before the people echoes the exodus tradition where God led Israel out of Egypt, suggesting that restoration parallels and fulfills the original redemption. The final phrase, 'the LORD at their head,' clarifies that the ultimate power and authority belongs to God, with human leadership serving under divine direction. This verse establishes the principle of divine deliverance through human agency, prefiguring the Messiah who will serve as God's instrument of final redemption.
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