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Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
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When Diplomacy Fails
Commentators overwhelmingly agree this verse describes a specific historical crisis. King Hezekiah sent his most valiant men as 'ambassadors of peace' to negotiate with the invading Assyrian king, Sennacherib. Their mission failed so catastrophically that they wept bitterly in public, signaling that all human hope was lost.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold - This verse introduces a new subject by a very sudden transition. It is designed, with the two following verses, to exhibit…
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, their valiant ones. —Literally, their lions of God. Hebrew, Arielam, probably with a reference …
16th Century
Protestant
Behold, their messengers shall cry without. It is difficult to determine whether Isaiah historically relates the fearful perplexity and im…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without Or, "in the street": this, and the two following verses ([Reference Isa…
Here we have the proud and false destroyer justly reckoned with for all his fraud and violence. The righteous God often pays sinners in their own c…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Woe to you who plunder. In this part, the prophet begins to foretell the destruction of Israel’s enemies. This is presented in t…
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