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The Price of Ignoring God
Scholars explain that this verse depicts the direct consequences of turning away from God's word. Instead of finding answers from worldly or spiritualist sources, the people find themselves wandering, distressed, and hungry. This serves as a powerful warning that rejecting God's guidance leads not to freedom or wisdom, but to a state of aimless suffering and spiritual famine.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 8:21
18th Century
Theologian
And they shall pass - The people who have been consulting necromancers. This represents the condition of those who have sought counsel and d…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 8:21
19th Century
Bishop
And they shall pass through it ... — that is, through the land over which hangs the sunless gloom. The abruptness with wh…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 8:21
16th Century
Theologian
Then they shall pass through that land. Not to permit believers to be ensnared by common errors, he adds how dreadful is the punishment th…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 8:21
17th Century
Pastor
And they shall pass through it The land, as the Targum and Kimchi supply it; that is, the land of Judea, as Aben Ezra int…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 8:17–22
17th Century
Minister
The prophet foresaw that the Lord would hide His face; but he looked for His return to favor them again. Though not miraculous signs, the children'…