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A Picture of Utter Isolation
Commentators explain that the 'booth in a vineyard' and 'lodge in a garden' were temporary, solitary huts used by watchmen. After the harvest, these flimsy structures were left abandoned and alone in a desolate field. This imagery powerfully illustrates how Jerusalem ('the daughter of Zion') was left vulnerable, forsaken, and surrounded by a ravaged landscape.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 1:8
18th Century
Theologian
And the daughter of Zion - Zion, or Sion, was the name of one of the hills on which the city of Jerusalem was built. On this hill formerly s…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 1:8
19th Century
Bishop
The daughter of Zion. —The phrase stands, as everywhere (Psalms 45:12; Lamentations 2:8; [Reference Micah …
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 1:5–9
19th Century
Preacher
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot …
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 1:8
16th Century
Theologian
And the daughter of Zion shall be left as a cottage in a vineyard. He alludes to a custom existing in France, where vinekeepers build …
John Gill
On Isaiah 1:8
17th Century
Pastor
And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in the
vineyard
The Targum is, ``after …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 1:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Isaiah signifies, "The salvation of the Lord"���a very suitable name for this prophet, who prophesies so much about Jesus the Savior and His salvat…