Commentaries
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The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Take up a wailing for us. —There is in all such figures of speech an inevitable blending of metaphors. The mourners wail …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. For a voice…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
In this passage, as in many others, the Prophet endeavors by a striking representation to truly touch the hearts of his people, for he saw that the…
John Gill
JohnGill
And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us Deliver out a mournful song, as the Arabic version; setting forth t…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
In Zion, the voice of joy and praise used to be heard while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound—it is now the voice of lame…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Here, the prophet threatens punishment against the people themselves.
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First, he specifies the punishment in terms of aff…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes