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| 1 In the going out of Israel from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a strange people, |
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| 2 Judah became His sanctuary, Israel his dominion. |
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| 3 The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward. |
The sea – The time of anarchy in the close of this age. R1657:5
Jordan – Meaning "Judged down," "Condemned." Typifying the curse, which has rested for 6000 years against our race. R3086:4
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| 4 The mountains have skipped as rams, Heights as sons of a flock. |
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| 5 What to thee, O sea, that thou fleest O Jordan, thou turnest back! |
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| 6 O mountains, ye skip as rams! O heights, as sons of a flock! |
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| 7 From before the Lord be afraid, O earth, From before the God of Jacob, |
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| 8 He is turning the rock to a pool of waters, The flint to a fountain of waters! |
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