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John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 3:1
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, &c.] These titles of Jehovah, expressive of power and authority, are used to show that he is able to execute what he threatens to do; and the word “behold” is prefixed, to excite attention to what is about to be said: doth take away from Jerusalem, and from Judea; the present tense is used for the future, because of the certainty of what would be done to the Jews, both in city and country; for as in the preceding chapter (<230201>Isaiah 2:1-22) it is foretold what shall befall the antichristian party among the nations of the world, this is a prophecy of the destruction of the Jews by the Romans; at which time there would be a dreadful famine, signified by the taking away the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; bread and water being the stay and staff of man’s life, which support and maintain it; and, in case of disobedience, a famine was threatened this people very early, and in much such terms as here, (<032626>Leviticus 26:26) and as there was a very sore famine at the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, (<245206>Jeremiah 52:6) so there was a very dreadful one when the city was besieged by the Romans, as related by Josephus, and predicted by Christ, (<402407>Matthew 24:7).
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