Isaiah 20:6
“And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the inhabitants of this isle shall say, in that day,.... Not of Ashdod, Isa 20:1 or the isle of Caphtor, Jer 47:4…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the inhabitant - The dwellers generally. Of this isle - The word אי 'iy “isle” is used here in the sense of “coast,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 20:1-6
God here, as King of nations, brings a sore calamity upon Egypt and Ethiopia, but, as King of saints, brings good to his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
this isle strictly: this coastland (as R.V.). The expression is most accurately descriptive of the Philistine country;…
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