“The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the Lord.”
A prophecy: the word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach and will rest upon Damascus (for the eyes of men and all the tribes of Israel are on the LORD). This opening judgment oracle establishes God's sovereign control over the gentile nations surrounding Israel, with their fate resting ultimately in His hands. The emphasis on divine vision ("the eyes of men... on the LORD") suggests that coming judgments will reveal God's supreme authority to all observers. This verse introduces the theme of God's vindication before the nations through military-political judgment.
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