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Isaiah 22:12

Isaiah 22:12
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And in that day did the Lord God of hosts,.... When it was a day of trouble, of treading down, and of perplexity; when Jerusalem was besieged by the Assyrian army; and when the people were so much…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And in that day - In the invasion of Sennacherib. It might be rendered, ‘And the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, on such a day calls to weeping;’ intimating that in such a time it was a general truth that God…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 22:8-14

What is meant by the covering of Judah, which in the beginning of this paragraph is said to be discovered, is not agreed. The fenced cities of Judah were a covering to the country; but these, being…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 22:12-14

The ignoring of Jehovah's presence in this crisis is an unpardonable sin.