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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Hear, you that are far off This is an address of Yahweh, indicating that the destruction of the Assyrian army would be so signifi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Hear, you that are far off ... —The fate of Assyria is proclaimed as a warning to other nations, and to Israel itself. Fo…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Hear, you that are far off. Isaiah here makes a preface, as if he were about to speak on a very weighty subject, for he instructs his hear…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Hear, you [that are] far off, what I have done
Not meaning the destruction of the Assyrian, as it is commonly interp…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here we have the proud and false destroyer justly reckoned with for all his fraud and violence. The righteous God often pays sinners in their own c…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Woe to you who plunder. In this part, the prophet begins to foretell the destruction of Israel’s enemies. This is presented in t…

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