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Compassion in Judgment
Commentators note that the prophet Isaiah weeps for Moab, a foreign nation. This act of mourning for an adversary highlights the severity of the coming judgment and reflects a divine compassion. It shows that even necessary judgment is a cause for sorrow, not celebration, in the heart of God and His servants.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 16:9
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore, I will bewail, — So great is the desolation that I, the prophet, will lament it, though it belongs to another nation than my own.…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 16:9
19th Century
Bishop
Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer ... —The prophet, in his sympathy with the sufferings of Moab (), decla…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 16:9
16th Century
Theologian
Therefore I will bewail. The Prophet here takes on the character of another person, as we have previously remarked, for in the name of the…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 16:9
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine
of Sibmah
That is, bewail the one, as he had d…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 16:6–14
17th Century
Minister
Those who will not be counseled, cannot be helped. More souls are ruined by pride than by any other sin whatsoever. Also, the very proud are common…