Translate: A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob and it shall light upon Israel. "The Word is in nature and history the messenger of the Lord" (Del.) cf. Psalms 107:20; Psalms 147:15; Psalms 147:18; Isaiah 55:11. The "word" here is the following oracle, which has already been "sent," and will "light" (cf. Daniel 4:31) on Israel, bringing about its own fulfilment.

Jacob … Israel here denote the Northern Kingdom, as is plain from the next verse.

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