The declaration that God has shone forth from Zion and has summoned the earth establishes divine manifestation and the gathering of all people. The reference to God shining forth suggests visible appearance and the revelation of divine glory; God becomes manifest to all observers. The mention of Zion as the location of divine manifestation suggests that the holy city serves as the place from which God's voice and purposes emanate. The summons to the earth suggests universal gathering and the calling together of all nations before God's tribunal. The verse frames the following divine speech as God addressing the entire assembly of humanity gathered before the divine presence.

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