I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
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Gill's Exposition
I will send him against a hypocritical nation,.... The people of Israel, who might well be called so, since everyone of them was a hypocrite, Isa 9:17 pretending to love, fear, and serve the Lord,…
Barnes' Notes
I will send him - Implying that he was entirely in the hand of God, and subject to his direction; and showing that God has control over kings and conqueror’s; Pro 21:1. Against an hypocritical nation…
The destruction of the kingdom of Israel by Shalmaneser king of Assyria was foretold in the foregoing chapter, and it had its accomplishment in the sixth year of Hezekiah, Kg2 18:10. It was total and…
Cambridge Bible
I will send him, &c. Rather: I send him against a profane nation (R.V.). See ch. Isa 9:17. In a general description of the mission of Assyria it is not advisable to limit the reference to Judah or…
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