I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
The line stands within the prophet's vision of God appearing in glory to go forth for the salvation of His people. What is seen is not isolated distress but the shaking that attends that divine coming. The affliction of Cushan's tents and the trembling of Midian's curtains belong to the widespread upheaval stirred by His approach. Their quaking marks the commotion among the nations when He manifests Himself to deliver.
The line stands within the prophet's vision of God appearing in glory to go forth for the salvation of His people. What is seen is not isolated distress but the shaking that attends that divine coming. The affliction of Cushan's tents and the trembling of Midian's curtains belong to the widespread upheaval stirred by His approach. Their quaking marks the commotion among the nations when He manifests Himself to deliver.