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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Isaiah 28:1

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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am 3279, bc 725 the crown: This chapter begins a new subject, chiefly relating to the devastations of Israel and Judah by the Assyrian kings. The ancient Samaria being beautifully situated on the top of a round hill, and surrounded immediately with a rich valley, and then a circle of other hills around it, suggested the idea of a chaplet, or wreath of flowers. Isa 28:3; Hos 5:5, Hos 6:10 drunkards: Isa 28:7, Isa 5:11, Isa 5:22; Pro 23:29; Hos 4:11, Hos 7:5; Amo 2:8, Amo 2:12, Amo 6:6 whose: Isa 28:4, Isa 7:8, Isa 7:9, Isa 8:4; Kg2 14:25-27, Kg2 15:29, Kg2 18:10-12; Ch2 28:6, Ch2 30:6, Ch2 30:7; Amo 6:1 overcome: Heb. broken Isaiah 28:2
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