Isaiah 22:4

“Therefore said I, &c.] Not God to the ministering angels, as Jarchi; but the prophet to those that were about him, his relations, friends, and acquaintance: look away from me; turn away from me, look another way; cease from me, let me alone; leave me to myself, that I may weep in secret, take my fill of sorrow, and give full vent to it: I will weep bitterly; or, “I will be bitter”, or, “bitter myself in weeping”f427; it denotes the vehemence of his grief, the greatness of his sorrow, and the strength of his passion: labour not to comfort me; make use of no arguments to persuade me to lay aside my mourning; do not be urgent and importunate with me to receive consolation, for my soul refuses…”

“Look . . . from me--Deep grief seeks to be alone; while others feast joyously, Isaiah mourns in prospect of the disaster coming on Jerusalem (Mic 1:8-9). daughter, &c.--(see on Isa 1:8; Lam 2:11).”

“Look away from me - Do not look upon me - an indication of deep grief, for sorrow seeks to be alone, and grief avoids publicity and exposure. I will weep bitterly - Hebrew, ‘I will be bitter in weeping.’ Thus we speak of “bitter” sorrow, indicating excessive grief (see the note at Isaiah 15:5; compare Jeremiah 13:17; Jeremiah 14:17; Lamentations 1:16; Lamentations 2:11; Micah 1:8-9). Labour not - The sense is, ‘My grief is so great that I cannot be comforted. There are no topics of consolation that can be presented. I must be alone, and allowed to indulge in deep and overwhelming sorrow at the calamities that are coming upon my nation and people.’ Because of the spoiling - The desolation;…”

“Look away - Take off your eyes and thoughts from me, and leave me alone. Isaiah 22:5”

“22:4 Leave me alone to weep: Isaiah mourned the victims and the decimation of his people (see 6:13).”

“Look: Rut 1:20, Rut 1:21; Jer 4:19, Jer 9:1, Jer 13:17; Luk 1:2 Weep bitterly: Heb. be bitter in weeping, Isa 33:7; Jer 6:26; Mic 1:8; Mat 26:75 labour: Psa 77:2; Jer 8:18, Jer 31:15; Mat 2:18 Isaiah 22:5”

“"Therefore I say, Look away from me, that I may weep bitterly; press me not with consolations for the destruction of the daughter of my people! For a day of noise, and of treading down, and of confusion, cometh from the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, in the valley of vision, breaking down walls; and a cry of woe echoes against the mountains." The note struck by Isaiah here is the note of the kinah that is continued in the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Jeremiah says sheber for shod ( Lam 3:48), and bath-ammi (daughter of my people) is varied with batḣZion (daughter of Zion) and bath-yehudah (daughter of Judah). Mērēr babbeci (weep bitterly) is more than bâcâh mar ( Isa 33:7): it signifies to give…”