John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 8:9

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Associate yourselves, O ye people, &c.] Both of Syria and Israel, whose two kings were confederate against Judah: and ye shall be broken in pieces; as the kingdom of Syria was by Tilgathpilneser quickly after this, (<121609>2 Kings 16:9) and the kingdom of Ephraim or Israel by Shalmaneser, (<121706>2 Kings 17:6 <230808>Isaiah 8:8): and give ear, all ye of far countries; the Assyrians, and the nations that belonged to them, who were more remote from Judea: gird yourselves; for a long and tedious march, and for war; it may signify the putting on of their whole armour; for, as Pausaniusf140 says, the ancients used to call putting on of armour, girding: and ye shall be broken in pieces: as the Assyrian army was, which came up against Jerusalem in Hezekiah’s time, (<121935>2 Kings 19:35): gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; this is repeated for confirmation sake, to denote the certainty of it.

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