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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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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 22:2
18th Century
Theologian
Thou that art full of stirs — Of tumult, of commotion, of alarm. Or, perhaps, this whole description may mean that it was formerly …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 22:2
19th Century
Bishop
A joyous city ... —It would seem from Isaiah 32:13 that this was the characteristic on which Jerusalem, like Athens after…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 22:2
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Isaiah 22:2
17th Century
Pastor
You are full of stirs
Or, "were full of stirs"; through the multitude of people walking about in it, and the vast hu…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 22:1–7
17th Century
Minister
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,…