The virgin, the daughter of Zion - Jerusalem (see the note at Isaiah 1:8; compare the note at Isaiah 23:12). The parallelism in thi…

The virgin, the daughter of Zion. —The same phrase had been used in Isaiah 23:12 of Sidon. There the virgin had been “oppressed,” …

The virgin daughter of Zion. There is greater emphasis in this address to the whole Church than if he had said the same thing to Hezekiah …

This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him, &c.] The sentence he has pronounced upon him, the punishment h…

1. And it came to pa , when King Hezekiah had heard it. In this part, the author shows how Hezekiah fought against the blasphemies …