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The inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and we, how shall we escape?
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The Failure of Human Alliances
Commentators agree that this verse captures the moment of dawning horror for Judah and its neighbors. Having placed their hope for deliverance in the military power of Egypt and Ethiopia, they now see those nations defeated by Assyria. Their desperate question, "how shall we escape?" reveals the complete failure of their political and military alliances, highlighting the folly of trusting in human strength instead of God.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the inhabitant - The dwellers generally.
Of this isle - The word אי 'iy, “isle,” is us…
19th Century
Anglican
The inhabitant of this isle ... — Better, as elsewhere, coast-land. Here it probably refers to the whole coast o…
16th Century
Protestant
Look, what has become of our expectation? He calls them expectation, or lurking, because the Jews turned towards them wh…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the inhabitants of this isle shall say, in that day , &c.] Not of Ashdod, (Isaiah 20:1) or the isle of Ca…
The invasion and conquest of Egypt and Ethiopia.
Isaiah was a sign to the people by his unusual dress when he walked about. He commonly wore…
13th Century
Catholic
In the year that. Here the time of the destruction is described, and it is divided into three parts:
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