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Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, that hast drunk at the hand of Jehovah the cup of his wrath; thou hast drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Awake, awake - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:9). This verse commences an address to Jerusalem under a new figure or image. The figure employed…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Awake ... —The words present a strange parallelism to Isaiah 51:9. There they were addressed to the arm of Jehovah, and were the p…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Awake, awake. The Church was about to endure grievous calamities, and therefore he fortifies her with consolation and addresses a doubt th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem As persons out of a sleep, or out of a stupor, or even out of the sleep of death; for…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God calls upon his people to be mindful of the things that belong to their everlasting peace. Jerusalem had provoked God, and was made to taste the…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Give ear to me, you that follow justice. Here he addre es the second obstacle to their liberation, which might be a umed from th…

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