dust... &c. Figure of speech Paroemia. App-6. See on Genesis 15:5.
in thee. Mark the personal gift, and see note on Genesis 17:7 and Genesis 50:24.
all. This can be fulfilled only in Christ.
I will not leave thee. This promise first made, here, to Jacob for covenant grace; to the People, for journey (Deuteronomy 31:6); to Joshua, for conflict (Joshua 1:5; Joshua 1:8); to Solomon, for work (1 Chronicles 28:20); to us, for daily provision (Hebrews 13:5; Hebrews 13:6).