Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Wo unto the wicked – To all the wicked – but here having particular reference to the Jews whom Isaiah was addressing.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him. He brings forward this clause as a contrast to the former one. From this, it may be easily in…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]
In time, and to eternity, in times of public calamity, and under a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The rule was certain; whatever national prosperity or trouble might exist, it would be well with the righteous and ill with the wicked. Blessed be …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. For Jerusalem is ruined. Here the author explains the reason for this renunciation.

    First, he presents the immediate caus…

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