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The Reversal of Power
Commentators highlight the stark reversal described in this verse. Symbols of human power and civilization—palaces, populous cities, and fortified towers—will become completely desolate. They will be turned into dens for wild animals, demonstrating the totality of God's judgment and the futility of trusting in man-made security.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 32:14
18th Century
Theologian
Because the palaces shall be forsaken - That is, the palaces in the cities and towns that Sennacherib would lay waste. Or, if it refers, as …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 32:14
19th Century
Bishop
The palaces shall be forsaken. —With a bold pencil and rapid strokes the picture of desolation is sketched in outline. Th…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 32:14
16th Century
Theologian
For the palace shall be forsaken. Here he also describes more fully the desolation of the country. For, having mentioned magnificent house…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 32:14
17th Century
Pastor
Because the palaces shall be forsaken
The palaces of the princes and nobles shall be forsaken by them, they being ob…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 32:9–20
17th Century
Minister
When so much provocation was given to the holy God, bad times might be expected. Alas! How many careless people there are who support self-indulgen…