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Then said I, Lord, how long? He answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,
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The Prophet's Anguished Heart
Commentators like John Calvin note that Isaiah's question, "Lord, how long?" arises from a heart of compassion. He embodies the difficult tension of being faithful to God's hard message while feeling sorrow for his people. This shows that believers can and should hold both a firm commitment to God's truth and a deep, compassionate love for those facing judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
How long - The prophet did not dare to pray that this effect should not follow. He therefore merely asked how long this state of th…
19th Century
Anglican
Lord, how long? —The prophet asks the question which is ever on the lips of those who are brought face to face with the p…
Baptist
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the Cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterl…
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16th Century
Protestant
And I said, How long, O LORD? Although the Prophets are severe in denouncing the wrath of God against people, they do not lay aside human …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said I, Lord, how long ? &c.] That is, how long will this blindness, hardness, stupidity, and impenitence, remain wi…
God sends Isaiah to foretell the ruin of His people. Many hear the sound of God's word but do not feel its power. God sometimes, in righteous judgm…
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13th Century
Catholic
And I heard the voice of the Lord. Here the authority of the minister is shown from the duties of his office, and concerning thi…
