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Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Woe to them that are at ease - The word always means those who are recklessly at their ease, “the careless ones,” such as those whom Isaiah …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Trust.— The word for “trust” is a participle, and we should translate as the parallelism indicates: the confident (or

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

It was a time of great sin, and also of great judgment, yet there were some in Zion who were quite at ease under all that was happening. No sense o…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet now directs his discourse not only to the Israelites, to whom he was especially given as an instructor and teacher, but also includes t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion Or "secure" F3 there; which was a strong hold, the city of David, the s…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those who do well for their bodies are often regarded as doing well for themselves; but we are told here what their ease is, and what their woe is.…

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