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You that are full of shouting, a tumultuous city, a joyous town; your slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.
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From Joy to Judgment
Commentators note the stark contrast between Jerusalem's past and present. It was once a city full of life, noise, and joy. Now, it is a place of terror and death. This dramatic reversal serves to emphasize the severity of the judgment that has come upon it.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou that art full of stirs — Of tumult, of commotion, of alarm. Or, perhaps, this whole description may mean that it was formerly …
19th Century
Anglican
A joyous city ... —It would seem from Isaiah 32:13 that this was the characteristic on which Jerusalem, like Athens after…
16th Century
Protestant
Thou that art full of noises. He means that it was exceedingly populous, for where great multitudes of people are brought together, noise …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You are full of stirs Or, "were full of stirs"; through the multitude of people walking about in it, and the vast hu…
Why is Jerusalem in such terror? Her slain men are not slain with the sword, but with famine; or, slain with fear, disheartened. Their rulers fled,…
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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