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Isaiah 10:31

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What does Isaiah 10:31 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
Isaiah 10:31 — American Standard Version

Context — Isaiah 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
28He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage;
29they are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembleth; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
30Cry aloud with thy voice, O daughter of Gallim! hearken, O Laishah! O thou poor Anathoth!
31Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
32This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shaketh his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
33Behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, will lop the boughs with terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.
34And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Madmenah is removed, &c.] That is, the inhabitants of it, who removed from thence upon hearing that the Assyrian army had invaded the land, and was coming up to Jerusalem. There was a place called Madmannah, which lay in the southern part of the tribe of Judah, (<061531>Joshua 15:31) which, Jeromf203 says, was then called Memris, and was near the city of Gaza; but whether the same with this is not certain. The inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee; of this place we have no account any where. Hillerusf204 thinks the whole name of the city was Joshebehaggebim, which we render “the inhabitants of Gebim”; and supposes it had its name from the ditches that were in it, or about it.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Madmenah--not the city in Simeon (Jos 15:31), but a village near Jerusalem. removed--fled from fear. gather themselves to flee--"put their goods in a place of safety" [MAURER].”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Madmenah - This city is mentioned nowhere else. The city of Madmanna, or Medemene, mentioned in Joshua 15:31, was in the bounds of the tribe of Simeon, and was far south, toward Gaza. It cannot be the place intended here. Is removed - Or, the inhabitants have fled from fear; see Isaiah 10:29. Gebim - This place is unknown. It is nowhere else mentioned. Gather themselves to flee - A description of the alarm prevailing at the approach of Sennacherib. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Madmenah: Jos 15:31, Madmannah Isaiah 10:32”
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