PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Pulpit Commentary — Isaiah — Volume 1
George Rawlinson [1812-1902] · 527,316 words · 579 reading sections
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Neither Aasrri!l nor Babylon had much w,,.rning of their fate. EMh seemed well-niah nt the 1-cnith of its power when the final blow came. "I have laid a snare for thee, 11;d thou Rrt !llso taken, 0 Babylon," says Jehovah," and thott wast not aware" (Jer. l. 24); and ngRin "-e are told, "Babylon is Sttddenly fallen !…
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for my work of punish'llent, my proudly rejoicing ones!" And then a noise ie heard in the mountr1ins as or a great multitude, for Jehovah is mll6tering his forces from the remotest parts, and preparing with the weapons of his wrath to destroy the earth. A cry of terror will be heard through the land; men's hands will d…
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Ver. 7.-Mental d,epression. "Faint." A common experience enough this. Some people pride themselves on the speciality of their experiences,just as t'iey consider their physical ailments to be altogether peculiar and unique. Faint I Who amongst us does not understand that? Why, we do not know. Care is like the atmosphere…
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Ver. 1."°""."The burden of the Lord. "The burden of Babylon" (see eh. xv.1; xvii. 1; xix. 1, etc.). The use of the word" burden," to signify a message and its subsequent expansion .into the phrnse "the burden of the Lord" (see Jer. xxiii. 33), suggest to US;-. • J.. THAT TO ALL MEN EVERYWHERE BELONGS THE SACRED DUTY O…
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continuance of mental power, etc.,-do not all these daily mercies make each returning portion of our time e. "day of the Lord" ? But there is a peculiar sense in which the time of special visitation is to be so regarded. For that is the day on which- I. GoD REVEALS RIB NEARNESS TO UB AND ms INTEREST IN UB. we are in d…
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II. UNDER CHRIST THE VALUE OF A HUMAN BEING HAS BEEN IMMEASURABLY RAISED. Jesos Christ by his teaching (see especially Mark viii. 36, 37), by, the illo.s- trntion in his own person of what a Son of man can be, by the great purpose of. his life and death, has lifted up to an altogether different level our conception of …
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Ill. 1TB :MODAL, 1. Ie i, a wretched thing t-0 be on the side of wrong. First and most of all, because it is the wrong side we a:re espousing, and it ought to be an insuJTerable thing to us that we are thinking, speaking, working on behalf of that which is evil in tho sight of God and hurtful to the truer interests …
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110emed t-0 hear the wild shout of the foes of Ierael, as they burst through into the sacred city; and soon, in smoke and flames, they watched her very temple perish. And yet again, in dimmer lines, as though further on in the march of ages, they seemed t.o 11ee the last great 110ene of human history-a world arraigned,…
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before it was adopted into biblical religion, Shaddai meant, "God the Sender of storme.n 1'he connection of this physical figure with the term" Almighty" is very plain, for the Controller of the heavenly forces can surely do everything: the greater implies the leBS, and the great of-which we know is so great that the m…
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Ver. 19.-The jaJJ, -0/ pride. The type of pride, in Scripture, is Babylon; to the grandeur of it the Chaldees pointed in self-admiring triumph. "'l'he words of this text paint the impression which the great city, even in Isaiah's time, mad!! upon all who saw it. So Nebuchadnezzar, though his work was mainly that of ·a …
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EXPOSITION. their position o.s a favoured race -God's CHAPTER XIV. peculiar people ; their restoration was a Vera. 1-23.-THE RESTORATION OF ISRAELt fresh "choice" of them out of all the nations .lND HER SoNCl OF TRIUMPH OVER BABYLON, of the world, a free a.et of grace on his po.rt, to which they had no claim or rig…
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Neh. ii. 7-9). Some shall go eo far ea rt:3~, 1md quiet; then the ne.tione, reoog voluntarily t~ brrome their bondservants in mzmg the blessedness of the change burst Pnlestine. They shall ta.ke them oa.ptive, out into a song of rejoidng. The pe~ce did whose oaptivea they were. This can soaroely not really continue …
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we 1 ro.ther, So thou also art mad6 taea1, as gregatlon, The early commentators ex- toe I (On the supposed weakness of the dead, plained this of Mount Zion, especially on see the comment on ver. 9.) account of the phrase, "in the sides of the Ver. 11.-The noiae of thy viola. (On the norlh" which is used of the temple-…
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Ver. 17.-Tbat opened not the house of Belshazz,ir's father, Nabonidus; but the hil pruonera; literally, tJiat l.oolied not hi8 claim is characterized as false, and a false pnso,.,,,·, homeward,. The long imprieon- claim would scarcely have been ■et up had ment of Jehoiachin by Nebuchadnezzar real descendants survive…
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t&nt proepeot of on ultimo.ta deliveranr,6'from confederacies formed, revolts planned, em- the power of Babylon, the prophet turns bassies eent hither and thither. The com- his gaze too. nearer, if'not o. greater, deli- plete dest1"1ction of Assyria involved a complete change in the relations, not only ver1mco. The pr…
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nbjootion. And hill trnit shall be a 11.ery oity of Philistia is bidden to howl and flying serpent. The fruit of the oook&trioe lament. All will sutfer; not one will be will be even more terrible and venomou~. spared. Att dia1olved; literally, a,·t melted; He will re,,emble the "fiery flying Berpent" i.e. "fuintest thr…
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giving. On the other hand, there can be no doubt that the feeling of triumph 18 one which ought to be very carefully watched and kept under control, since it is-- III. LIADLE TO DEGENERATE INTO BELF-GLORIFI0ATI0N. When Assyria was vic- torioue, her song of triumph wae BB followe: "By the strength of my hand I have don…
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hum1m aid-" trust in Egypt, fly to AssyriR "--thi,nk to be safe if some great klna, or powerful stMesm&n, or important country, will take them under protection. But e;ery such refnge is nntrustwonhy. St.Rtes prove themselves" brnised reeds," in the ,time 0f trouble, "piercing the hand which leans on them" (2 Kings x…
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prophecy, and we find it reappearing in the days of Christ, We may, indeed, without straining a point, say that such predictions, born of the profoundest religious con- viotions; have been fulfilled in the course of our religion. It will hardly be denied that the great spiritual principles summed up in the phrase, "the…
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Bight of the trees. We cannot see their leaves fall in autnmn without something of a pang. We hail the returning blush on the beech woods of our own land in the spring- time, and the dimly deepening green of the hed)1;erows. A silent sense of sympathy st,ials to our he&rt, as if sickness, old age, and death were ill…
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Vere, 9-23,-Song of redeemed Israel: the scene 1n Hades, I. ENTRANCE OF THE TYRANT INTO THE UNDERWORLD, (Vere. 9-11.) The realm of the departed trembles with the excitement of expectation as the great potentate of Babylonia approaches to take up his abode in those gloomy regions. The shades of departed chiefs and k…
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f;o humRn culture, 11 Light oomes from the East" I Babylonia was an early centre of ~uch culture; and dimly through the records of the past wo may there discern all those passions 1md energies at work in that great kingdom which lead first to ext-crnnl greatness, then to moml corruption, finally to external ruin. …
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of destruction, Tho doom of gre11t cities-what ie it but the doom or individuals "writ lRrge"? In that doom may be seen eternal justice; can we find mixing with it eternal mercy, eternal love? la these scenes of horror on earth, in the reflected miseries of Hades ? Must history ever pursue its spiral course, and epicyc…
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his sight but II day. "The mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding am111l." Let us remember that the great cycles of history are repeated in small in the round of each man's life. The grollt world, the macrocosmos, is mirrored in the microcosmos the small world of each conscience. Above every one of us t…
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every hand, they shall nevertheless :finrl, under the care of the good Shepherd, nouri~h- ment and tranquillity unbroken by fears (cf. Zepb. iii. 12, 13). The foe will br eradicated by starvation or put to the sword. The picture mriy be regarded, ae o!he, similar pictures, as an allegory of the rule of the eternal Mess…
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Ver~. 1-3.-11,e reign of st'.n and the rest of God. Taking the period of exile as a picture of the condition of ihe liuman soul when i.t is in a foreign land, under tho sway of the enemy, apart ,,nd afar from its trne heritage, and regarding the return and the "rest" (ver. 3) in their own land as a picture of the soul'…
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Ilo ~ears their cry; he_ lletcrmines on tl~eir relief; at tho right moment he intervenee. "'!'ho ~t0ff of the wiclu\d'_fli })token." • 44 He who llmote" is smitten down, and " the whole oe.rth hi at r,ist.'; ' _ • • , ' _ ·, II. THA'l'. s1'N_ MAKE;S 'No TRuE''FtirEims.' A'clvereity is the test of faithf'ulneu. Until t…
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that reaches us eo =ely, that moves us so mightily, as an argument in which our children'e fortunes are concerned. Whatever "touohes them touches the apple of our eye." And here God is sa)"ing to those who were llhowing signs of wandering from hie service, " If you fall into great sin and grievous condemnation, you …
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decima.tionof Sennacherib's army and" the breaking of the Assyrian," the &xtinctlon of Bo.bylon, etc. And now, though impiety holds up its head for ye:irs, and though vice staves off the evil do.y of disease and death, and though crime long eludes the pursuer, yet the hand of God does come down in retribution; his holy…
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whioh t.be people, even the faitbful a.mong the pe6l~lli, ltllght think God' hatl '"fufgottert to be gmoious," or "delayed his ~oming;" so assutattces a~e given that, ho,ve\'eft' it may please Gc1d to tarry, holding back the fulfilment of his' promises, they are always" yea :rn<l Rmen," and at the last it will be found…
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L As NEIGIIBOUBmG NATION&, THEIR PROPHESIED DESOLATION BECAME A l'OWl!:B ON THB Jsw. At the time that Isaiah wrote his :first prophecy the nation of Israel was ia a perilous and painful position. 'l'he consequences of prolonged national. self- will and idolatry were pressing heavily upon it. The great .Asialic nation…
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In their latter end, So we may have faith in God concerning the nations ol the earth. 2. And we learn to have faith in God about a true and godly life. IC we only eee lives in the little, ae Aeaph did, who wailed out the seventy-third psalm, we ma.y easily be bewildered, But see lives in the large, in the mass, and the…
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give phtce, and 'self-interests have fashioned the ambitions which have inspired men to heroic and peM!evering deeds, in all the various spheres of life. Illustrate, from oom• merce, science, travel, literature, and extension of kingdoms. Ambition has been the source of achievement and the spirit of progress. It may…
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EXPOSITION. · CHAPTER XV. threatened Philistis, Israel's nem-est enemy Vere.1-9.-THE'BmiDEN OF MoAB. The upon the west, he turns to Moob, her nee.rest foe tewards the -east. p~csont chap~er 11,nd the next are very closely' connected, and may be regarded as together Ver. 1.-Beoause, An elliptical begin- c~nstituting …
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some e.noient reme.ins, thongh they are not Ver. 8,-In their lltreetl; literally, '" Ai• very extensive (BurokhRrdt, 'Travels,' p. tJtreet. ; i.e. the streets of Moab. 'l'hey ■hall Sii). Ill la.id waste, and bronght to lilenoe; gird themaelve■ with saekoloth. Another mther, ill el.onned, is ruined. Kir of lloab. wid…
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An heifer of three yeara old. Those who with "the waters or Nirnrim." Their derend this rendering refor the simile either " desolation" was probably caused by the to Zoor, or to Moab, or to the fugitives. enemy stopping up the sources (2 Kings iii. Hoving regard to the parallel posse.ge of 19, 25; 2 Chron. xxxii. 3, 4)…
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HOMILETICS. Ver. &.-Denvnciations of God's wrath upon sinners compatiblil with the deepest pity for them. It is sometimes assumed that those who exert themselves earnestly to set before men the severer aspects of religion, who, like Paul before Felix, " reason of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to comen (Acts …
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Ruth,had!Moabitp blood in hie veins. ~laim,a Moabite kiog, had reigned atJepcho; but 11;, fearful war, th11 last of '.David's, _had crushed, almost extirpated, Moab (2 Sam. viii,; 1 Chron. xviii,). On the division of t_he kingdom, M'oab fell under the dominion of Israel, and -paid its kings nn enormous tribute (2 Kings…
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11nd raising t.be crlea of death and despair. At Nimrim, the "fair waters," the eprlnga have been filled up with rubbish, and will probably be a waste for ever. The greonnel!s of the spot has vanished beneath the hand of the conqueror, and the fugitives, with their savings and stores, are seen hurrying across the brook…
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terribly afflicted because it we.a guilty, because the nation had incurred the condem- nation of God. In the first instance, individual souls are responsible for their thoughts, words, liv~s. But responsibility does not end here; it extends to the family, to the Church, to the society, to the island population, to the …
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lees; snd therefore he ha$ made no improvement" (Bushnell). Mohb is thus & type of those nations that hsve loug periods of peace and profpcrity, and of those families and individuals who have for years few experiences of trouble, From Moab, as a type, we may learn such lessons as these. I. Gon IS IN OUR lrIMES ·OF R…
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proqessos V,:ffich cl9 not disturb the sense of national security. Of the roor the words may well be usocl, "ln quietness and confidence shall be your strength." II. ITB BEAI\ING ON THE RICH. They are always the aim of attack in lawless timPs, whethe~, the evil ~o~o through. aggressi;vo enemies outside the nation, or …
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EXPOSITION. into Assyria. From Bela. Either Moab 11 CHAPTER XVL regarded as having taken refuge in Edom, Ven. 1-14.-THE BURDEN OP MOAD and is therefore bidden to sen.1 her tribute (ooNTiliUXD). This portion of the "burden" from the Edomite capital, Sela (equivalent t,o "Petra"), or "Sela," here is not a proper is d…
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Ver. 8.-Take 0011D1el, ueoute Judgment, the loss of the products of the 110il whioh is eto. Aooording to moat critics, these are threatened in the next three verses. "Kir- the words of the Moabites, or of a. Moe.bite H.a.reseth" is probably the same place as omba.BSador at Jerusalem, a.nd are a. ca.11 on the" Kir-Moab"…
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enemy, whirh rcpl!tces the ordinary joy- -his insoripti1>n, epo.,k81 of b&villg robuill a song of the vintngers (see \'er. 10). city oalled "Beth•Bnmotb "· (1,,27),· whioh Vc•r. 10.-The plentifnl field; Jlcbre~, Ynnst have been a "oi1iy of, :hlgl, ip\nces : " C',armel. The word onrnwl seems to desif and he even call…
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n course of conduct is placed before him by which he may recover himself. But the course ie unpltllleing; it involves pain and trouble. Pride has to be humbled in the <lust, confession and restitution have to be made, pet sins have to be surrendered, self-denial h(IS to be attempted, often the whole course of the life …
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obey? In obedience only will be their salvation, Will these trembling fugitives, seeking escape on the banks of .Amon, bear the timely voice of counsel? How readily d~ t:hese ~istt~rical pictures suggest a spir!tual ~ppl!cation I The first impression of the D1vme v01ce 1s that of fea.r; next there 1s hes1tat1on; nex…
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for the men of Kir-Heres." Borne take the words as given from the throne in reply. "If Moab continues to show so little penitence, it cannot be assisted; and therefore the pro.Phet, however it grieves him, must leave Moa.b to her further chastisements" (Ewa.Id). It seems intended that we should look upon Moab's languag…
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that nnswercd, leaping ,1pon the altar, crying and g&Shing themselves with I,nivG!I, so will the Moabites, in the ext1-emity of their despair, appeal •to Ohemosh., What is more sad in the life of superstition than th'is passionate resort to any me:1n11, however irrational, to wring a favour from the deitic-s of ~ped…
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I. WE LIVE ll'OB THE FUTURE, Few live in the present hour alone. Some amass property, looking forward to days of retirement and ease; eome go to far-away fields uf wnr to gather the laurels or victory, and to win what the world calls fame; and some lleo~' iitores'o( iillcllcctual wealth, so a.s to secure the far-off …
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Ver. 5.-Thefoundations of power. On what foundation does power rest? What will secure it to those who have gained it, or into whose hands it falls? We look at the foundations of- I. HUMAN SOVEREIGNTY, The throne of Judah was to be restored, and it should be " established in mercy" or benignity. He that sat upon it …
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eymp11thy, ln genuineness and greatnees of self-forgetting love-shall every man's throne be established. But he that would sit long on the throne, he that would continue to exercise power with men, he that would retain his influence over men, must be a righteous as well as a genial and gracious man; he must " seek judg…
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Ver. 1.-.Re«nJering false step,. The word "lamb" in this verse should .bo. rendered "lambs." From 2 Kings iii. 4 we learn that the tribute .rendered to the ;King of Israel by Mesba King of Moab, was a hundred thou11and lambs, and a hundred ~housaud rams with the 'wool. At the death of Ahab :Mesha refused to P"Y t)lis t…
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Ver. 5.-Righteomness hindered or hastened. There is a possible reference here to King Hezekiah, and of him it is said that "seeking judgment and basting righteous- ness " should be characteristics. The expression, " basting righteousness," is a very suggestive one. Cheyne translates, "is prompt in righteousness." The f…
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OHAPTER XVII. nsrng again from its ashes. Probably 11 destruction by Sargon is here intended Ven. 1-3.-THE BURDEN OF DilUSous. (' Records of the Past,' vol. ix. p. 6). The Aye of the prophet travels north wards Ver. 2.-The cities of Aroer are fol"l6ken. from Moab, and, pe.ssing over Ammon as an That the Aroer of this…
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should be paetured on the Bites of cities. Vor. ~-A• when th•,harvutman gttther~ None llh&ll make them afraid; i.e. " there eth the .oom. Death is the "hnrvcstmnn •• shall be no iflhe.bitants to ma.ke any objec- here, and g'l!.thers the Isrnelitea by 11hocka, or tion." sheaves, into his garner. A great'depopula- Ve…
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genern,Jly mlmittod to have designated an rook-fortresses (ver, 9), Therefore ■halt thou artificial construction of wood or metn,L, which plant pleasant plants; rather, dost thou plant, wn,s used in the idolatrous worship of the or haat thou,/lanted. Forgetfulness of Je- Phcenjclrm11 11,nrl tho larf\elites, probably as…
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HOMILETICS. Vel'I. 6-11.-National repentance may come too lau to avert national ruin. The crisis of a nation's fate is brought on by slow degrees, and results from a multitude of acts, each one of which, when once done, is past recall. Up to a certain point there is a possibility of retrieval. "Tout peut se r~tablir…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vers, 1-8.-Damascus and Israel. The present oracle bids us turn to a different scene-to the famed city and territory of Damascus. It lies in the vast rich plain east of Mount Antilibanus, on the border of the desert. Through the plain flows the river Bara.da, probably the Abana in which Na…
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it seems at atrnperficial glance that the tree 1s quite Rtnpped, there nevertheless remam "two or'tliree berries high up ~t the top; four, five on each or its branches." 2. Redemp- tion of the remnant. '!'his word, "The !emnant shall return,•: is _the st~ndi~g W?rd ?f promise and of hope for Israel. It con tarns the" l…
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