To go - That is, that he may go.

Clefts of the rocks - See the note at (Isaiah 2:19).

Into the tops ... …

To go into the clefts of the rocks... — Compare Exodus 33:22 for the phrase. The picture of Isaiah 2:19 is reproduced, with some noticeabl…

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he…

And they shall enter into the clefts of the rocks—this repetition is not superfluous, though Isaiah again employs the same words he had re…

To go into the clifts of the rocks, and into the tops of
the ragged rocks
That is, th…

The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems to be what is primarily intended here, when idolatry among the Jews was abolished; but our thoughts …

1. Therefore forgive them not. Here he threatens them with punishment, which is divided into two parts:

   1. In the …