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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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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 20:6
18th Century
Theologian
And the inhabitant - The dwellers generally.
Of this isle - The word אי 'iy, “isle,” is us…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 20:6
19th Century
Bishop
The inhabitant of this isle ... — Better, as elsewhere, coast-land. Here it probably refers to the whole coast o…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 20:6
16th Century
Theologian
Look, what has become of our expectation? He calls them expectation, or lurking, because the Jews turned towards them wh…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 20:6
17th Century
Pastor
And the inhabitants of this isle shall say, in that day , &c.] Not of Ashdod, (Isaiah 20:1) or the isle of Ca…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 20:1–6
17th Century
Minister
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…