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Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 24:3

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The land - Hebrew, ‘The earth,’ as in Isaiah 24:1. It is here rendered correctly ‘the land,’ as it should have been there - meaning the land of Canaan. And spoiled - Its valuable possessions shall become the prey of the invading foe. This is an emphatic repetition of the declaration in Isaiah 24:1, to show the absolute certainty of that which was threatened. return to 'Top of Page'
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