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In that day did the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
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God's Two-Fold Call
Commentators explain that God's "call" to repentance was not silent or vague. It came through two distinct channels: the difficult circumstances of the siege (His "providence") and the explicit warnings of His prophets. This shows that during times of trial, God actively communicates His desire for people to turn to Him through both their situation and His Word.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And in that day - In the invasion of Sennacherib. It might be rendered, ‘And the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, on such a day calls to weeping;’ int…
19th Century
Anglican
To weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness ... — National danger, Isaiah adds, should call to a national repentance in …
16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord of hosts called. The wicked obstinacy of the people is exhibited by the Prophet with additional aggravations. What left them …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And in that day did the Lord God of hosts When it was a day of trouble, of treading down, and of perplexity; when Jerusal…
The weakness of Judah now appeared more than ever. Now also they revealed their carnal confidence and their carnal security. They looked to the for…
13th Century
Catholic
The burden of the valley. Here the prophet issues a threat against those who were joined to the people of God by their position of…
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