John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 8:15

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And many among them, &c.] Not all, though the greater part; for Christ was set for the falling and rising of many in Israel, (<420234>Luke 2:34): shall stumble, and fall, and be broken: stumble at Christ, the stumbling stone; fall by unbelief into other sins and punishment, and be broken in pieces by this stone, (<402144>Matthew 21:44): and be snared, and be taken; and so die in their sins, and perish eternally. The allusion is to birds being taken in a snare or trap, or with bird lime, and therein or thereby held and detained.

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