34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.



Ver. 34. Escaped the edge of the sword] As David by the force of his faith escaped Saul’s sword, Elijah Ahab’s, Elisha the Syrians’, 2Ki_6:8-23, and various of God’s hidden ones at this day have escaped by a strange providence, when studiously sought after as sheep to the slaughter. See the Prefatory Epistle to Mr Shaw’s Sermon.



Out of weakness were made strong] And here their strength was to sit still, as theirs was, Isa_30:7. They thought their strength had been in the help of Egypt; but the prophet tells them, whatsoever strength they expect from Egypt they shall have it here. Your Egypt "is to sit still" (so the words may be read); by sitting still you shall have an Egypt; whatsoever help you might think to have that way, you shall have it this way.