For the terrible one - The violent one (עריץ ‛ ârı̂yts), the oppressor, who had exercised cruelty over them. Thi…

The terrible one. —The word stands, as in Isaiah 29:5, for the Assyrian invader; the scorner, for the prophet’s enemies w…

For the violent man is brought to nought. He states more clearly what we have already mentioned in the previous verse, namely, that the re…

For the terrible one is brought to nought
Who before was so to the people of God; meaning not Sennacherib king of A …

The wonderful change here foretold may refer to the affairs of Judah, though it looks further. When a great harvest of souls was gathered to Christ…

1. Woe to Ariel. In this part, he presents a threat against the people or against the city, and this is divided into two parts.

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