Isaiah 51:19
“These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
These two things are come unto thee,.... Affliction from the hand of God, though by means of enemies, and no friends to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
These two things are come unto thee - Margin, ‘Happened.’ That is, two sources of calamity have come upon thee; to wit,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 51:17-23
God, having awoke for the comfort of his people, here calls upon them to awake, as afterwards, Isa 52:1. It is a call to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
These two things (ch. Isa 47:9), i.e. two kinds of calamities; namely, devastation and destruction on land and city;…
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