Isaiah 29:8
“It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
It shall be even as when a hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth,.... That is, he dreams of food, and imagines it…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
It shall even be ... - This is a most striking figure representing the earnest desire of the Assyrian to possess the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 29:1-8
That it is Jerusalem which is here called Ariel is agreed, for that was the city where David dwelt; that part of it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
dreameth, and behold The invariable formula in narrating a dream; Gen 40:9; Gen 40:16; Gen 41:1 ff.; Dan 2:31; Dan…
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