“Bow Down That We May Go Over”

K. Douglas Bassett

(Isa. 51:23; Josh. 10:24; Ps. 110:1; refer to this text to 1 Ne. 21:23)

In some ancient societies, the vanquished were forced to lie on the ground while the victor walked over them (Josh. 10:24; Ps. 110:1).

(Donald W. Parry, Jay A. Parry, and Tina M. Peterson, Understanding Isaiah [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1998], 460.)

Commentaries on Isaiah: In the Book or Mormon

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