see THE LORD. appear before Jah. Reference to Pentateuch. See note on Isaiah 1:12. and on "appear" (Exodus 23:15; Exodus 34:20).
in the land of the living. This expression occurs three times with the Art. ("the living") in the Hebrew (viz. here; Job 28:13. and Psalms 142:5). Without the Art. it occurs eight times. See note on Ezekiel 26:20.
the living: i.e. alive on the earth. Not Sheol, which is the place of the dead.
the world. Hebrew. hadel. a quiet land: i.e. when this invasion shall be ended. Some codices read heled (transposing the l and d). the transitory world: hadel occurs only here.