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A City in Mourning
Commentators explain that Isaiah uses powerful imagery to depict Jerusalem's utter desolation. The city is personified as a grieving woman, sitting on the ground in a posture of deep humiliation and sorrow. Her 'gates,' once bustling centers of public life, are now silent and empty, symbolizing a complete societal collapse.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 3:26
18th Century
Theologian
And her gates - Cities were surrounded with walls and were entered through gates opening into the principal streets. Those gates became, of …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 3:25–26
19th Century
Bishop
Your men ... her gates ... (Isaiah 3:26) — The feminine pronoun in both verses poin…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 3:26
16th Century
Theologian
Her gates shall mourn and lament. From this arises the mourning of the gates, which, he threatens, will occur when calamities bef…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 3:26
17th Century
Pastor
And her gates shall lament and mourn These being utterly destroyed; or there being none to pass through them, meaning the gates of …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 3:16–26
17th Century
Minister
The prophet reproves and warns the daughters of Zion about the sufferings coming upon them. Let them know that God notices the folly and vanity of …