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Therefore Sheol has enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he who rejoices among them, descend [into it].
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What 'Hell' Means Here
Commentators clarify that the word 'Sheol,' often translated as 'hell,' does not mean a place of eternal fiery torment in this context. Instead, it refers to the grave or the realm of the dead, similar to the Greek 'Hades.' Isaiah uses powerful poetic imagery of an insatiable grave enlarging itself to swallow the vast number of people who will die in God's judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore hell - The word translated “hell,” שׁאול (she'ôl)—does not have the same meaning that we now attach t…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore hell hath enlarged herself. —The Hebrew Sheol, or Hades, like “hell” itself in its original m…
Baptist
What a wonderful description that is of the Church of God when it goes wrong, when there is evil in it. Then evil multiplies itself greatly in the …
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16th Century
Protestant
Therefore hell has enlarged his soul. In this verse, the Prophet intended to heighten the alarm of people who were at ease and not yet suf…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore hell has enlarged herself That is, the grave, to receive the dead which die with famine and thirst; signifying …
Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. It is not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purch…
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13th Century
Catholic
Woe to you that rise up early in the morning to follow drunkenness. Here he denounces their fault regarding the abuse of …
